Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170626881 - Employee Cuts Finger in Electrical Cabinet

Accident Summary Nr: 170626881 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/25/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125743591	07/19/2001	1731	0	Butterfield Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrical crew was pulling two lighting conductors into seven air conditioning units. They were using a string to pull the conductors. An electrician on the roof was working within an air conditioning cabinet with the air conditioner running. As he pulled the string and connected it to the conductors, it piled up within the cabinet. The blower fan sucked in the string. The electrician grabbed the sting as it moved, and the string pulled his hand toward the fan. He yanked his hand from the cabinet, and a metal support bracket caught the underside of his finger and cut him. Emergency medical services administered first aid before transporting the injured employee to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for an avulsion of his interior right index finger.

Keywords: FAN, FINGER, ELECTRICIAN, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125743591			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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