Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068186 - Employee's Fingers Amputated in Concrete Hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 201068186 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307029082	10/14/2004	1741	238140	Calex Engineering

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on July 23, 2004, Employee #1, a pump operator for Calex Engineering, was cleaning the hopper of a Reed concrete pump, Model Number C50, a at a construction jobsite. Without warning, while the Employee #1's hand was in the hopper the rock valve engaged. The movement severed three fingers on his right hand. The Reed motor was running, but the pump was not engaged. No lockouts or other blocking devices were used. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PUMP, CONCRETE, UNGUARDED, HOPPER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	4	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307029082			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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