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Accident: 116755.015 - Employee'S Fingers Are Crushed Between Light Pole And Forkli
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1405109.015 | 06/03/2019 | Midstate Construction Corporation |
At 6:50 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, a coworker operating a Gradall forkli ft, and a superintendent, employed by a construction company, were removing a li ght pole from a parking lot roundabout. The coworker used the forklift to remov e and lower the pole to the ground. Employee #1 lifted the end of the pole to s hift it off a planter box, and the pole slid down the dirt pile, trapping and cr ushing three of Employee #1's left hand fingers between the pole and the forkli ft. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was ad mitted for treatment of devascularizing crush injuries to the fingers. The empl oyee required hospitalization for eight days.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1405109.015 | 53 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: |