Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123381.015 - Employee fractures and lacerates hands while installing PVC

Accident Summary Nr: 123381.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437448.015	10/01/2019		237110	Marques Pipeline

Abstract: At 10:47 a.m. on September 19, 2019, Employee #1, a laborer, was installing PVC water pipe in trenches; specifically, stabbing the pipes together. A Lift-It continuous round sling, model RS90W, was placed around the open ball end of the pipe and attached to an excavator. The excavator was applying force to stab the pipes together. The strap slipped and crushed the fingers on both of the employee's hands, causing lacerations and fractures. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Construction, Crushed, Excavator, Finger, Fracture, Installing, Laborer, Laceration, Sling, Slip, 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	1437448.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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