Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201481439 - Employee Injured When Fingers Amputated By Mixer Gate
Accident: 201481439 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/22/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125867804 | 10/06/1998 | 3271 | Basalite | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125867804 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Laborers, except construction |