Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201062452 - Employee Suffers Crushed Hand

Accident Summary Nr: 201062452 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120273065	10/22/1999	1541	0	Texas Commerical Fence Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:40 p.m. on October 20, 1999, Employee #1 was behind a cement truck while pouring concrete into the 18-in.-wide by 4-ft-deep fence-post holes. Employee #1's foreman and coworkers were in front of the truck installing the 18-ft-high outer and inner perimeter fences. Employee #1 guided the truck while backing into the back of the building, through a narrow opening. The ground was sloped approximately 3 ft toward the left. The truck was on the slight incline when the chute started to swing, and Employee #1 instantly grabbed and pulled it out but it keeps on moving and smashed his fingers onto the concrete wall. Employee #1 sustained four fractured fingers on his right hand below the knuckles and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONCRETE TRUCK, CRUSHED, HAND, SLOPE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120273065			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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