Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068905 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in a Plaster Mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201068905 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125872655	03/29/2005	1742	238310	C4 Plastering Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 28, 2005, an employee was working with a plaster mixer and a sack of plaster fell into the mixer. The employee reached with his right hand through the safety bar and the tip of his right middle finger became amputated on the blade or paddle. The paramedics arrived and transported the employee to Tri-City Hospital for treatment and surgery. The employee was in the hospital for 2 days for additional treatment. The equipment used was a plaster mixer, gloves, and sack of plaster.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MIXER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125872655			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Other

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