Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775591 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Elevator Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 200775591 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312733454	12/16/2008	1796	238290	Embree Elevator

Abstract: Employee #1, an elevator mechanic, was placing a cable back onto a pulley, when the cable caught his finger and amputated the tip of his finger. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, WIRE ROPE, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY, ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312733454			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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