Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126603.015 - Employee suffers laceration to hand from contact with sprayi

Accident Summary Nr: 126603.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477116.015	06/02/2020		236220	Ames Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on May 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an general contractor. Employee #1 was replacing a hydraulic hose on an excavator. Employee #1 had loosened the bolts on each end of the clamp that held the hose in place. The 2-inch hydraulic hose popped off pre-maturely and sprayed hydraulic fluid at high pressure cutting the hand of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Bolt, Clamp, Connecting, Connector, Contact, Couplings, Excavator, Hand, High Pressure, Hose, Hospital, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Fluid, Laceration, Maintenance

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477116.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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