Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170617583 - Employee's fingertip amputated between truck bed and pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170617583 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120176615	05/24/1995	1611	0	Placer Co Public Works

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 15, 1995, Employee #1 was guiding a 15 ft section of 15 in. CMP into a truck bed. The CMP was being pushed by two coworkers. Employee #1's glove became snagged on the rough edge of the pipe and his left middle finger was pinched between the truck bed and the pipe. His fingertip was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120176615			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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