Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202563359 - Worker Fails to Lockout Grout Mixer, Severs Two Fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 202563359 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312759244	12/29/2008	1741	238140	South Valley Masonry

Abstract: On December 28, 2008, a construction worker accidentally dropped an empty paper sack into a grout mixer. He failed to deenergize the machine to retrieve the sack. Two of his fingers were severed at the tips by the rotating blades, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, SEVERED, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, MIXER, LOCKOUT, 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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312759244			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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