Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112780.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 112780.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370168.015	01/09/2019		237110	Mds Plumbing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on January 2, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a plumbing construction company, were installing underground PVC utility pipes in a 3-foot deep trench as part of the construction of a manufacturing plant, a multi-employer construction project. They were working near the bucket of an excavator when Employee #1's hand was struck by the excavator and several fingers were amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple finger amputations.

Keywords: Amputated, Construction, Excavation, Excavator, Finger, Hand, Installing, Pipeline, Struck By, Trench, Undrgrd Installation, Untrained, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1370168.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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