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Accident Summary Nr: 137150.015 - Employee amputates finger in backhoe bucket while bending re

Accident Summary Nr: 137150.015 -- Report ID: 0551702 -- Event Date: 07/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1541774.015	07/14/2021		921190	City Of Beardstown - Public Works Dept.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on July 8, 2021, an employee was bending rebar to be used for anchors in concrete footings. The employee inserted a piece of 1/2-inch rebar into the side of a partially open backhoe clam bucket and instructed a coworker to close the bucket to hold the rebar in place. The bucket continued to close, causing the rebar to travel clockwise at a 90-degree angle, pinching the employee's left index finger between the rebar and the backhoe bucket. The fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Backhoe, Backhoe Boom, Backhoe Bucket, Concrete, Finger, Fingertip, Footings, Loader/Backhoe, Pinched, Rebar

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1541774.015	57	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Administrators & officials, public administration	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause:

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