Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103267.015 - Worker removing trench box incurs finger amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 103267.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278237.015	11/13/2017		237130	International Line Builders Inc

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on August 30, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a company that provided electrical construction services, were part of a crew assigned to install a 7 feet by 14 feet by 8 feet vault in an excavation. They used a double stacked trench box to provide cave-in protection during the installation. After setting the vault, they began to remove the trench box. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working in the trench box, kneeling on top of the vault and removing nuts and bolts, when Employee #1's right hand became caught between a nut and the bottom shield of the trench box. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his index finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Electrical Vault, Excavation, Finger, Installing, Pinned, Trench Box

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1278237.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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