Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122299.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in grounding rod drive

Accident Summary Nr: 122299.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448911.015	12/05/2019		238210	B A Electrical Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working for an electrical contractor was installing a grounding rod with a ground rod driver. The employee caught his hand between the rod and the driver handle. The employee amputated his index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Driver, Driving, Electrical Work, Electrician, Finger, Grounding Electrode, Hand Tool, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1448911.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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