Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111751.015 - Employee installing goal post amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 111751.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1365571.015	12/12/2018		236220	Robert A. Bothman, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:43 a.m. on November 14, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were attempting to install a new football goal post on a playing field. Employee #1 was working from a ladder with his hand on the goal post. Coworker #1 was at the end of the goal post and ensuring it was level. Coworker #2 was operating a telehandler aerial lift and lifting the goal post in an attempt to align the bolt holes. During this process, Employee #1's left pinky finger became caught between the telehandler's forks and the goal post. His finger was amputated. Employee #1 received treatment for the finger amputation but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Amputated, Caught Between, Construction, Finger, Forks, Installing, Ladder, Pinched, Support Posts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1365571.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause:

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