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Accident Summary Nr: 201481439 - Employee injured when fingers amputated by mixer gate

Accident Summary Nr: 201481439 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/22/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12586780410/06/199832710Basalite

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, sustained an amputation and crushing injuries to three fingers of his left hand while performing cleaning activities inside a Besser mixer used for manufacturing concrete blocks. The fingers could not be reattached due to the severity of the injuries. Employee #1 sustained his injuries when the mixer's large metal gate was closed on his fingers by his foreman, who had activated the air-actuated gate from the control room. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CONCRETE MIXER, CONCRETE BLOCK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125867804 Hospitalized injury Amputation Laborers, except construction

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