Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202439691 - Employee's fingers are amputated in mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 202439691 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125883751	10/05/2004	3281	327991	Eldorado Stone Division Of Headwaters Inc

Abstract: At about 9:00 p.m. on June 5, 2004, Employee #1, a mixer operator, was cleaning a cement mixer. He switched the power off by pressing the emergency stop button and opened the door of the mixer. While placing his left hand on the bottom of the door frame to pick an air chisel, his left middle and ring fingers inadvertently contacted the paddle which was still rotating. Employee #1 was hospitalized for amputation of his left middle and ring fingers.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, MIXER, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125883751			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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