Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104754.015 - Employee lifting pipe has fingertips amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 104754.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285449.015	12/29/2017		238220	Spectrum Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a mechanical services company, were installing equipment for a heating and air conditioning system. They were lifting a 12-inch diameter, 10 foot long section of pipe that weighed approximately 400 pounds. The pipe rolled off its mount, pinching and amputating the tips of two fingers on Employee #1's right hand. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the fingertip amputations.

Keywords: Amputation, Construction, Falling Object, Finger, Material Handling, Pipe, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			5	75

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1285449.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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