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Accident Summary Nr: 121833.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips when struck by mixer blade

Accident Summary Nr: 121833.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1445964.01511/19/2019238140Blue Moon Masonry Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working as a laborer for a masonry contractor was working with a crew setting a brick blocks wall. The employee was mixing mortar in front of the house while Coworker #1 was transporting the mortar mix to the work area. Coworker #2 (site supervisor) and Coworker #3 were setting the wall on the side of the house. The employee said that mix was accumulating on the top edge of the equipment over the grate when he noticed a piece of bag and he decided to pull it off the grate. He inadvertently placed two fingers below the grate when the blade grabbed his glove causing the blade to strike his left hand. The employee notified Coworker #1 who notified Coworker #2. The employee used his shirt to wrap his hand to stop the bleeding. Coworker #2 contacted the spouse of Coworker #4 (company owner). Instead of calling 911, the crew waiting for Coworker #4 to arrive at the jobsite and transport the employee to the hospital located about 21 miles from the jobsite (approximately a 34-minute drive). The employee required medical treatment for two fingertip amputations but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blocks, Catch Point, Concrete, Concrete Mixer, Construction, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Grate, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Machine operator, Masonry Wall, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Reaching, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   1 12

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1445964.015 37 M Non Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior masonry
Fatality Cause:

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