Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200531515 - Employee Amputates Fingers When Struck by Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200531515 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115100257	03/05/2007	1741	238140	Rock Bottom Masonry

Abstract: On December 4, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a firm that provided masonry, stone setting, and other stone work. He was operating a masonry saw to cut bricks. A section of scaffold had been set up, and it was surrounded by a plastic sheet acting as a windbreak. The scaffold was positioned approximately 8 to 10 feet from where Employee #1 was using his saw. The scaffold was not secured from movement by the wind, and a gust of wind caught the scaffold and blew it into Employee #1. The scaffold struck him in the back, causing his right hand to contact the blade of the saw. The middle and ring fingers of his right hand were amputated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, SAW, ELDERLY, STRUCK BY, BLADE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115100257			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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