Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772085 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTED BY FALLING MANHOLE COVER

Accident Summary Nr: 200772085 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303824189	08/20/2002	1623	0	American Excavating

Abstract: An employee was replacing a manhole cover. He did not pull his fingers out quickly enough and caught one of them under the concrete cover. The tip of the middle finger on his left hand was amputated.

Keywords: MANHOLE COVER, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MANHOLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303824189			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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