Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119502.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when trailer jack collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 119502.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427890.015	08/08/2019	1522	236220	317725122 - Double T Construction Ltd

Abstract: At 3:45 a.m. on August 6, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was involved in moving a light tower. The trailer jack folded/collapsed, and the employee's right ring finger apparently was caught between the jack and the tongue of the light tower trailer. The employee received medical treatment for a finger amputation but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Collapse, Construction, Equipment Failure, Finger, Jack, Tower

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1427890.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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