Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116157.015 - Employee lifting manhole cover amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 116157.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399946.015	05/10/2019		237110	Shimmick Construction

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 30, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, was in the process of removing a manhole cover. As he held the cover, the cover moved/shifted. The employee's finger was caught and crushed between the ground and the base of the cover. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fingertip amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Fingertip, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Pipeline

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1399946.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury

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