Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107016.015 - Employee working on garage door amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 107016.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327585.015	07/05/2018		236118	Hocker Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on June 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was dismantling the torsion spring assembly on the garage door at a two-story residential building. The spring released tension and either the bracket or the spring struck the employee's right hand. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for his hand injuries, which included partial amputation of his right ring finger and damage to his right middle finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Caught In, Door, Door Machine, Finger, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Struck By, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327585.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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