| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-16 | Trout Creek | Mt | Mountain Range Materials LLC | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway |
| An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck up a hill to a job site. The road's soft shoulder gave way at the rear of the truck, which rolled over. The employee suffered injuries to the head, neck, and right arm. | |||||
| 2020-10-19 | Homosassa | Fl | Gulf Coast Ready Mix, LLC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's left hand and forearm got caught in the roller section of the concrete mixer truck causing severe damage that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-10-06 | East Hartford | Ct | United Steel Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a concrete mixer that was attached to a skid steer and amputated the tip of his right index finger. | |||||
| 2020-08-12 | Grand Prairie | Tx | Redi-Mix Concrete LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attaching an extension chute to the back of a concrete mixer truck. The employee's left index finger was partially amputated in a pinch point between the chute and the truck. | |||||
| 2020-07-22 | Leonard | Texas | Hope Concrete, LLC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employer was in back of the concrete mixer truck washing down the fins. A loader backed up and bumped into him, knocking him down. He sustained injury to both legs. | |||||
| 2020-06-04 | Washington | District Of | Kiewit Infrastructure South CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was dislodging a rock from a concrete mixer when the mixer amputated one of the employee's fingers. | |||||
| 2020-04-15 | Greers Ferry | Arkansas | Mallard Ready Mix, LLC | Brain | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway |
| An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck down a hill. While turning, the truck tipped onto its side. The employee suffered a concussion and a scratched eye from broken glass. | |||||
| 2020-04-07 | New Orleans | Louisiana | Felix Lopez | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A carpenter was operating the concrete mixer. He used an all-thread rod to loosen hardening concrete. The all-thread rod and the employee's shirt sleeve got caught in the concrete mixer's shaft injuring the employee's hand. He sustained lacerations to his fingers. In addition, one finger was amputated and another finger was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2019-08-19 | La Porte | Texas | METTON AMERICA | Forehead | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was attempting to use a portable concrete mixer along with two other employees when the lid of the cement mixer came off and hit the top of the employee's forehead, causing a laceration just behind the hairline. | |||||
| 2018-09-06 | San Antonio | Texas | C. Stuart Cast Stone, Ltd. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a concrete mixer when the employee's hand entered the running mixer and contacted the blade, breaking the hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Mansfield | Texas | Lane Construction | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on the bed of a flatbed trailer, banging on the drum of a concrete mixer while it was being washed. He fell to the ground 5 or 6 feet below, breaking his tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2018-07-09 | Mableton | Georgia | Environmental StoneWorks | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a concrete mixer. As he attempted to clear up clogged concrete mix, the mixer's blades struck his right hand. The middle finger was partially amputated, right above the knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-05-03 | Denver | Colorado | Martin Merietta Materials | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was unfolding the fixed ladder on a concrete mixer truck when he lost hold of it as it was being lowered down, causing it to fall quickly. His left index finger was then pinched in the hinge where the ladder unfolds. | |||||
| 2018-04-20 | Edmond | Oklahoma | SRM, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was adding water to the water tank on a concrete mixer truck when high wind caused the truck door to slam shut on his finger. His left middle fingertip was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2017-10-14 | Columbus | Texas | Diversitech Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out a concrete mixer when his right-hand fingers were caught between the mixer door, amputating his third and fourth fingertips. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Ocala | Florida | Ciraco Underground, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a concrete mixer with a hose when his right hand was caught between the mixer's paddles and the mixer's drums, fracturing his right middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized. The mixer was unguarded and energized at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Lewisburg | Ohio | Caldwell Ready Mix | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects |
| An employee was checking bolts on a truck mounted rolling concrete mixer. The employee reached for a wrench that was stuck on the mixer and pinched the right index finger between the wrench and truck mounted pedestal. The initial injury was a severe laceration that later became a surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2016-07-28 | Omaha | Nebraska | Consolidated Concrete, LLC | Forehead | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cleaning the mixer deck. While the employee was tilting the concrete mixer, a steel bar became wedged between the floor and mixer, creating tension on the bar. This caused the bar to pop loose and strike the employee in the face, lacerating the forehead. | |||||
| 2016-04-01 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | United Rentals Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was checking the operation of the concrete mixer after the belts were replaced and the pulleys were realigned. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the mixer's belt and pulley, partially amputating the right middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-03-09 | Missoula | Montana | Knife River Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was descending the fold down access ladder on the concrete mixer truck after spraying down the hopper. The employee's wedding ring, worn on left ring finger, was caught on a bolt associated with the ladder safety latch, located on the left side of ladder. The injured finger required medical amputation. | |||||
| 2016-01-07 | Roswell | Georgia | Flavio Salazar Masonry | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the concrete mixer with a stick when he lost his balance. He dropped the stick and tried to grab hold of something. His hand went into the open lid of the mixer, lacerating the first three fingers on his right hand. | |||||
| 2015-07-30 | Pueblo | Colorado | Haddonstone USA Limited | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's left hand was struck by a mixer blade while he cleaned the concrete mixer. His fingers broke and were badly scraped, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-05-15 | Orlando | Florida | Seminole Masonry, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee poured water into the concrete mixer and the water splashed into his eyes. Moments later, the employee extended his hand to pick up the bucket when he instead felt a tick on the tip of his left middle finger. His finger got nipped by the concrete mixer paddles. No amputation occurred. | |||||
| 2015-05-08 | Pioneer | Ohio | Midwest Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a concrete mixer when the mixer's blade pinched the employee's finger. The employee sustained a partial finger amputation and compound finger fracture on the right-hand, third finger. The mixer was not locked out at the time. | |||||