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Accident: 170865828 - Employee'S Fingertips Amputated In Vehicle Door

**Accident: 170865828 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/04/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125696096	03/16/2000	1623	D.W. Young Construction Company, Inc.,

Employee #1, a superintendent for a contractor doing excavation for a storm drain project, was moving a CAT excavator down a slope when the cabin door swung shut, pinching his left hand against the door frame. About an inch of his middle finger and one-half inch of his ring finger were amputated.

Keywords: unsecured, finger, equipment operator, construction, earthmoving equip, steep grade, caught between, excavator, door, hand

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	125696096			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Other

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