Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170621585 - Employee's finger amputated during fence installation

Accident Summary Nr: 170621585 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/29/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125696542	03/08/2001	1521	0	Braddock & Logan Services, Inc.

Abstract: On September 29, 2000, Employee #1 was one of several carpenters working for Braddock and Logan Services, Inc., a general contractor engaged in building nine two-story single-family homes at the Ironwood job site. Just before the accident, Employee #1 and another employee were installing metal fence posts. While trying to position the manual post driver above the post, the left finger of Employee #1 became pinched between the top of the post and the post driver. His left middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, METAL POLE, FENCE, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125696542			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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