Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481439 - Employee injured when fingers amputated by mixer gate

Accident Summary Nr: 201481439 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125867804	10/06/1998	3271	0	Basalite

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, sustained an amputation and crushing injuries to three fingers of his left hand while performing cleaning activities inside a Besser mixer used for manufacturing concrete blocks. The fingers could not be reattached due to the severity of the injuries. Employee #1 sustained his injuries when the mixer's large metal gate was closed on his fingers by his foreman, who had activated the air-actuated gate from the control room. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CONCRETE MIXER, CONCRETE BLOCK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125867804			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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