Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123736.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in duct dawg machin

Accident Summary Nr: 123736.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 01/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460963.015	02/05/2020		221119	Ppl Electric Utilities

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 29, 2020, an employee working as a journeyman electrician for an electric utility was setting up equipment while preparing for cable pulling. The employee inadvertently caught his left pinky finger in the duct dawg machine (cable pulling equipment). The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Caught In, Elec Utility Work, Electrician, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulling, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460963.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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