Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131084.015 - Employee suffers partial finger amputation from falling obje

Accident Summary Nr: 131084.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482208.015	07/09/2020		238130	Walt Oxley Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 26, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial construction general contractor. Employee #1 was attempting to lift a 7th Floor balcony with a Performance Tool 20 Ton Hydraulic Bottle Jack. Employee #1 was halfway up an A-Frame ladder that was not fully deployed and had placed his hand in the gap between the wall and the 7th floor balcony. The jack slipped and the balcony fell onto the finger of Employee #1, causing a partial amputation. Employee #1 was wearing gloves at the time of the incident. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation to his left pinky finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Hydraulic Jack, Instantaneous amputation, Jack, Ladder, Partial Amputation, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1482208.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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