Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123698.015 - Employee's finger is amputated during demolition work

Accident Summary Nr: 123698.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460590.015	02/03/2020		238910	Earth Services & Abatement, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on January 22, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in the demolition of a building. Employee #1 was loading steel doors into the dozer bucket attachment of the CAT 252B skid loader operated by the coworker, so the doors could be moved into the dumpster. Employee signaled the operator to lift the bucket. Instead, the operator closed the clamp on the bucket. Employee #1's hand was pinched between the bucket and the steel door, and the end of the middle finger was amputated. Employee #1 received medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Clamp, Construction, Crushed, Demolition, Door, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Loader Bucket, Partial Amputation, Pinched

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1460590.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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