Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110681.015 - Employee amputates toes in rotating drum of milling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 110681.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 10/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1358167.015	11/05/2018		237310	Contract Trucking And Materials Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 27, 2018, an employee was using his foot to kick debris, preventing a side plate on a cold planer (Caterpillar PM622) from laying flush with the ground, out of the way. At some point, the employee's foot became caught in the rotating drum of the milling machine which amputated two of the employee's toes. The entry did not indicate whether the employee was hospitalized or not, but due to the nature of the injuries, it is likely that he was.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Drum, Milling Machine, Rotating Parts, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1358167.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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