Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123365.015 - Employee's finger is amputated during pipeline installation

Accident Summary Nr: 123365.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432024.015	09/18/2019		237110	Marques Pipeline Inc

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on August 27, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing a new water pipe in a ditch/trench. To stab the pipes together, the employees used a Lift-It continuous round sling, Model RS90W, placed around the open ball end of the pipe and attached to an excavator, although this was not the manufacturer's intended vertical lifting usage for the continuous round sling. As the excavator applied horizontal force to stab the pipes together, the strap slipped, and the water pipe fell. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of his right ring finger. He received medical treatment for the amputation and was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught By, Construction, Ditch, Excavator, Falling Object, Finger, Installing, Partial Amputation, Rigging, Sling, Struck By, Trench, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1432024.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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