Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1444536.015 - Croft Concrete Pumping, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working for a structural concrete contractor was cleaning a hopper when he stuck his left hand in the concrete pump to clear out the concrete. The employee caught his ring and middle fingers in the pump valve amputating both fingers. The fingers were hanging from skin and tissue but able to be reattached at the hospital. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Concrete, Concrete Form Work, Concrete Mixer, Concrete Pump, Finger, Hopper, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Traumatic Amputation, Valve