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Accident Summary Nr: 127615.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when crushed lifting concrete b
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1482561.015 | 07/14/2020 | 517919 | Line Works Construction, Inc. |
Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 25, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a telecommunications contractor was working on a crew installing underground fiber optic cable. The employee was lifting cinder-block size pieces of concrete. The concrete moved in an unexpected direction and crushed the employee's right pinky finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and required hospitalization.
Keywords:
Amputated, Amputation, Blocks, Caught Between, Concrete Block, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Lifting, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Telecom Work, Traumatic Amputation
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Other | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1482561.015 | 22 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |