Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448155 - Employee's thumb amputated when caught in cement mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 202448155 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310602057	03/10/2008	1761	238160	Dri Companies - Residential Division

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on December 14, 2007, Employee #1 was emptying a portable cement mixer into a bucket. The handle on the cement mixer became stuck, so Employee #1 pulled the handle down with his left hand while holding onto the rotating gear with his right hand. His right thumb became caught on the rotating blade and was partially amputated. Employee #1 was transported to Corona Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, CONCRETE MIXER, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, JAMMED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310602057			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

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