Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116550.015 - Employee cleaning excavator track amputates four fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 116550.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403539.015	05/24/2019		237310	Pessoa Construction Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 23, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in site clearing for a new road. He was clearing dirt and debris from the rotating tracks of an excavator when his right hand became caught in a rotating track. Four fingers were amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of the amputations but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Excavator, Finger, Highway, Rotating Parts, Tracks

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403539.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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