Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125980.015 - Employee suffers finger tip amputation from high tension cab

Accident Summary Nr: 125980.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474503.015	05/07/2020		237130	The L.E. Myers Co

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 4, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a communication line installation contractor. Employee #1 was installing overhead fiber cable using a strap hoist. The hoist strap broke leading to the fiber cable to slide across the employee's fingers causing an amputation of his left middle and ring fingers tips. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Communication, Communication Cable, Communication Worker, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hoist, Installing, Laceration, Optical Fiber Cable

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				75

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474503.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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