Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121641.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught in concrete pump

Accident Summary Nr: 121641.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444536.015	11/14/2019		238110	Croft Concrete Pumping, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working for a structural concrete contractor was cleaning a hopper when he stuck his left hand in the concrete pump to clear out the concrete. The employee caught his ring and middle fingers in the pump valve amputating both fingers. The fingers were hanging from skin and tissue but able to be reattached at the hospital. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Concrete, Concrete Form Work, Concrete Mixer, Concrete Pump, Finger, Hopper, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1444536.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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