Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156064 - Employee Amputates Two Fingers In A Plaster Mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201156064 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300857711	04/26/2002	1742	0	A & M Plastering

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 4, 2002, Employee #1 was working for a plastering contractor performing work for residential and non-residential buildings. His employer had 35 employees. Employee #1 was operating a plaster/stucco Essik Mixer #4, Model Number 1010. The mixer's capacity was 10 cubic feet. While adding the stucco mix and water to the mixer, the moving blades pulled the water hose nozzle and Employee #1's right index and middle finger were caught in the blade and the body of the bucket, amputating both fingers. Employee #1 was taken to Loma Linda Medical Center and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, BLADE, BUCKET ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300857711			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	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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