Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 314857947 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Mixer Door

Accident Summary Nr: 314857947 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/10/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314857947	09/20/2010	3271	327331	Angelus Block Co Inc

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. On September 10, 2010, Employee #1, with a company that manufactured concrete blocks, was clearing debris from a concrete mixer. When a coworker remotely closed the mixer's discharge door, Employee #1's hand was crushed. His middle and ring fingers were amputated. The incident was caused by failure to lock out the discharge door and failure of the coworker to check for personnel prior to activating the door.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MIXER, LOCKOUT, COMMUNICATION, DOOR, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314857947			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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