Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126655.015 - Employees amputates fingertip when caught between bolt and f

Accident Summary Nr: 126655.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 12/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456606.015	01/15/2020		237110	Ruben'S Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 17, 2019, an employee working as an operations engineer for a pipeline installation contractor was inside a trench using an impact gun to tighten bolts on a flange. The employee was working alone using the gun with his left hand to tighten the head of each bolt while holding the nut with his right hand. As he was tightening a bolt, he caught his right index finger between the nut and the flange. The employee partially amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bolt, Caught Between, Excavation, Finger, Fingertip, Flange, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1456606.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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