Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123872.015 - Employee amputates pinky finger when caught between extender

Accident Summary Nr: 123872.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449519.015	12/06/2019		237310	Craig Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on December 5, 2019, an employee was operating a left screed extender on an asphalt paver. The employee's hand was resting on the left remote-control box, and he accidentally bumped the control, causing the extender to extend. The employee's left pinky became caught between the extender and a concrete wall. The employee sustained a partial left pinky amputation at the first knuckle and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Finger, Road Paving, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1449519.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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