Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119564.015 - Employee's fingers are crushed/amputated by falling concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 119564.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427786.015	09/03/2019		238990	Western States Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 28, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing concrete debris from the bed of a truck and placing the material into the bucket of a backhoe. The coworker was lowering a concrete slab when it slipped from his hands, striking and crushing the fingers of Employee #1's right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of one crushed finger and one partially amputated finger.

Keywords: Backhoe Bucket, Concrete Slab, Construction, Crushed, Debris, Falling Object, Finger, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Truck, Unloading

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1427786.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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