Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093606 - Employee's Fingers Amputated in Mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201093606 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126144922	01/07/2000	1742	0	Slo Plastering Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 23, 1999, Employee #1, a hod carrier for plasters, was scraping off mortar that was stuck to the sides of the mixer. He was using a margin trowel. He was reaching through the 4-inch by 18-inch opening on top of the mixer when a blade of the mixer caught his left hand. His left ring and middle fingers were amputated. The mixer was a barrel type with blades that rotated inside the barrel. The guard with the 4-inch by 18-inch opening was 9 inches away from the pinch point between the barrel and the blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MIXER, BLADE, HAND

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126144922			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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