Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201485729 - Construction employee fractures wrist when cleaning mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 201485729 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120340583	07/18/2003	1771	238140	Vision Plastering Inc.

Abstract: On June 13, 2003, a construction employee was using a plaster mixer. The employee was assigned to clean the mixer. When it jammed, he reached into the machine with his left hand to retrieve a foreign object. Suddenly, the mixer started running, catching the employee's left wrist. He sustained a broken wrist and cut tendons after coming into contact with the rotating parts. The employee was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TENDON, CLEANING, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, HAND, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120340583			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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