Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102159.015 - Employee stringing power lines crushes fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 102159.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287450.015	01/11/2018		238210	Henkels & Mccoy, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 15, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a communications infrastructure company, was working from a power pole and stringing new electrical power lines. He was using a non-powered roller to help spool out the line. Employee #1's left pinky finger became caught between the roller and the new line. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where it was determined that the crushed fingertip required amputation. The surgery was performed, and Employee #1 was released.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Elec Utility Work, Finger, Installing, Power Lines, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1287450.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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