Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201109097 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Mixing Plaster

Accident Summary Nr: 201109097 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300824935	11/28/2006	1521	236115	Mid Valley Plastering Inc

Abstract: On June 22, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a drywall installer. He was using a drill with a mixing attachment to mix plaster in a five-gallon bucket. His glove got caught on the mixing paddle shaft, and he sustained an amputation to the tip of the thumb on his left hand. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLOVE, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300824935			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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