Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118619.015 - Employee's finger is amputated by rebar bender

Accident Summary Nr: 118619.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399885.015	04/24/2019		236118	John Kenney Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on March 18, 2019, Employee #1 was working at the construction site for a three-story building. He was using a Rebar Straightener, DBR-25WH, to bend a section of rebar. The employee did not position his hand correctly on the straightener, and as a result he positioned the lever in the wrong direction. The employee's right middle finger became caught and pinched between the housing and the hook of the straightener and was amputated. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Finger, Hand, Pinched, Rebar, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399885.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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