Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067550 - Employee amputates finger in cement mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201067550 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307028068	05/28/2004	1742	238310	Quality Plastering Co

Abstract: On May 22, 2004, an employee, a foreman for a plastering crew was using battery jumper cables to start a stucco mixer. The employee placed the jumper cables through the side cover of engine guard, where a guard on the cover had been removed. When the motor on the stucco mixer started, the jumper cables were pulled into the drive belt and pulley area of the motor along with the employee's right hand, resulting in the amputation of middle finger on his right hand. His employer was a plastering contractor, working on a residential housing development. He was standing on the left side of machine when this accident occurred. The machine involved was a plaster and stucco mixer with a Company Identification Number 127. The employee was hospitalized and treated for amputation of his finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CONCRETE TRUCK, FINGER, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307028068			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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