Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112465.015 - Employee lacerates and fractures finger when caught between

Accident Summary Nr: 112465.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 12/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370382.015	01/10/2019		237130	Arb, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:37 a.m. on December 12, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were removing a telephone pole at a job site. They were loading cut sections of the pole into the front bucket of a loader/backhoe. Employee #1's left middle finger became caught between a section of pole and the edge of the loader bucket. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a lacerated and fractured finger.

Keywords: Backhoe Bucket, Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Cutting, Demolition, Dismantling, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fracture, Laceration, Loading, Material Handling, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1370382.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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