Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105164.015 - Employee guiding pipe into chimney amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 105164.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 04/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312789.015	05/01/2018		238220	Mazone Plumbing And Heating, Inc

Abstract: At 4:23 p.m. on April 23, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a heating and plumbing company, was engaged in the renovation of a two-story building. He was working from an aerial lift and guiding a length of 4 PVC pipe being lifted by a crane into the chimney. After the rigging that held the pipe was removed, Employee #1 adjusted the pipe in the chimney. The pipe dropped approximately 4 additional feet, and riser clamps attached to the pipe dropped onto Employee #1's right index finger, crushing the finger and amputating the fingertip. Employee #1 received medical treatment at the hospital and was released.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chimney, Construction, Crane, Crushed, Falling Object, Finger, Material Handling, Pipe, Rigging, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1312789.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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