Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108169.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in jack pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 108169.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312254.015	04/27/2018		237110	Ferreira Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 25, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were lifting and carrying aluminum hydraulic shore jacks from a pipeline work area to the storage yard. As they attempted to set down a jack, Employee #1's fingers were caught in a pinch point, and his right index finger was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for the amputation and then released.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Construction, Crushed, Finger, Hydraulic Jack, Material Handling, Pinched, Pipeline

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1312254.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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