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Accident Summary Nr: 119942.015 - Employee amputates one finger, lacerates another finger when

Accident Summary Nr: 119942.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431672.015	09/18/2019		237110	A. Teichert & Son, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 30, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, were drilling to replace the water lines to houses along a roadway. The Vermeer D10x15 horizontal directional drill's vice clamp needed repair. As the coworker sat on the drill's operator seat, Employee #1 put his hand in the vice to align the clamp. The machine activated and closed the drill clamp on Employee #1's fingers. Employee #1's right index finger was amputated, and the right middle finger was severely lacerated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of the finger injuries. During the subsequent investigation, it was established that the drill had not been locked out prior to the attempted repair.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clamp, Construction, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Drilling, Excavation, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Pipeline, Rehabilitation, Repair, Road, Trench, Unprotected, Water Pipe

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1431672.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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