Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202528915 - Employee Dislocates Lower Arm in Mixer Truck Chute

Accident Summary Nr: 202528915 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309909562	07/07/2008	1622	237310	American Civil Constructors West Coast Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 p.m. on April 24, 2008, Employee #1 approached the chute of a mixer truck to determine the type of material within the mixer. The material was an epoxy methacrylate, which was placed as a laminate over the concrete of a bridge to prolong the life of the concrete pavement. The auger within the chute had jammed and a coworker, the mixer truck operator, was investigating the obstruction. As he placed his left elbow adjacent to the exposed and jammed auger, the anger engaged and caught Employee #1's clothing. His left arm was pulled into the moving auger. The coworker stopped the auger. Employee #1 sustained a radial and ulnar fracture dislocation, which required surgery and hospitalization for six days.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, DISLOCATED, AUGER, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309909562			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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