Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162393 - Employee injured when arm gets caught in concrete mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201162393 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126114644	06/05/2001	1771	0	Becon Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on May 24, 2001, an employee unloaded concrete from a concrete truck onto a driveway. Afterwards, the employee climbed up the ladder on the side of the truck to wash out the mixer, and his glasses fell into the mixer. He reached for his glasses to try to catch them. The employee caught his left arm in the truck's hopper. After his arm was freed he was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He had surgery to his left arm to repair a damaged artery. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE TRUCK, CAUGHT BY, CONCRETE MIXER, LOCKOUT, ARM, ARTERY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126114644			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Cementing and gluing machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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