Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127260.015 - Employee amputates toe while using excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 127260.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473281.015	04/24/2020		541380	Jafec Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 20, 2020, Employee #1 was engaged in moving a DPC Hopper (guide) to assist in getting tension on a wire. The dimensions of the guide are 17.5 feet by 17.5 feet and a height of 6.0 feet. The weight of the guide is 11,000 pounds. Employee #1 was using an excavator with a claw attachment to move the guide. Employee #1 set the guide down, and the guide tipped toward him. The guide crushed though the cab and struck employee #1's feet. Employee #1 suffered crushed toe bones and an amputation of left big toe at the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Drilling, Excavation, Excavator, Foot, Guide, Hopper, Struck By, Surgical Amputation, Tip, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473281.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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