Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93208.015 - Worker filling mixer sustains amputation of two fingers.

Accident Summary Nr: 93208.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 02/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1211193.015	02/15/2017		238310	Frantl Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on February 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a spray-on fireproofing company, was working at a multiemployer construction site, a building being rehabilitated. He was inside the building and mixing fireproofing material in a Toro ULTRAMIX MMX 858S Mixer. On the hopper of this mixer was a lid constructed of metal with a 4 by 4 opening. The lid was loose, to the point that Employee #1 was able to reach his hand under the lid. Employee #1 added two new bags of fireproofing material to the hopper, and some of the material stuck on the mixer's. Employee #1 reached his right hand under the lid and into the hopper to push down the material. The mixer paddles amputated his middle and ring fingers. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputations, but medical personnel were unable to reattach either finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Construction, Finger, Installing, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Thermal Insulation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1211193.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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