OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #779884
42ND ST DELI & CAFE
LAS VEGAS, NV·
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN CEMENT MIXER
Investigation abstract
BECAUSE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S POOR VISION AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CEMENT MIX THE HOPPER EDGE AND THE GUARD BARS. THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HA ND WERE AMPUTATED. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DESERT SPRING HOSPITAL. ER AND THE PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING IT, HIS RESPONSIBILITIES IN REGARDS TO THE MA CHINE WERE RESTRICTED TO ADDING INGREDIENTS FOR THE MAKING OF MORTAR. APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 TOOK UPON HIMSELF THE RESPOSIBILITY OF CLEANING THE MIXER. THE MIXE R HOPPER WAS ON ITS SIDE AND THE MIXING BLADES WERE ROTATING. WHILE HE WAS CLEAN ING IT WITH HOSE AND WATER, THE HOPPER APPARENTLY FILLED WITH WATER, CAUSING IT TO RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN THE HOPPPER ROSE ITS HANDLE CAUGHT THE E MPLOYEE'S PANTS BELT AND LIFTED HIM ABOVE THE MIXER. WHEN HE TRIED TO BRACE HIMS ELF WITH HIS HAND ON THE HOPPER'S EDGE HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 2
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