Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202352050 - Employee caught in machine during maintenance

Accident Summary Nr: 202352050 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306689068	05/28/2003	1741	238140	Old World Stone Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On May 28, 2003, Employee #1 was instructed by the foreman and a masons apprentice to clean the stone mortar mixer, Model 855 PM, Serial Number 262002164. Employee #1 stated that he was trained to clean the mixer by pouring water into the drum and then beat on the exterior of the mixer drum with a hammer. He also stated that he was trained to disengage the engine clutch while performing this operation. However, the manufacturer's operator manual also requires during cleaning or maintenance that the engine be shut off and to disconnect the spark plug wires. During this operation, he inadvertently bumped the engine clutch control, causing the mixer paddles to engage. His right hand was caught between the mixer paddles and the drum, and the paddles pulled him into the mixer drum. The engine stalled when his head became caught between the paddles and the mixer drum. Employee #1 was hospitalized with severe crushing and laceration injuries to his hand, arm and head, including a fractured jawbone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LACERATION, ARM, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306689068			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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