Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068053 - Highway inspector sustains partial amputation, both thumbs

Accident Summary Nr: 201068053 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307029140	11/03/2004	1611	237310	Department Of Transportation (Cal-Trans)

Abstract: On October 6, 2004, Employee #1, a Caltrans Inspector/Transportation Engineer, was overseeing a subcontractor performing work for the department. The subcontractor was placing filtering fabric around the storm drains along the roadway. As the subcontractor was in the process of removing a storm drain grate with a pry bar, Employee #1 decided to assist. He placed both hands on the grate as it was being pried open. The grate slipped off the pry bar, and Employee #1's thumbs on both hands were pinched between the concrete opening and the grate. He sustained a slight amputation of both thumb tips as a result. Employee #1's job duties did not involve assisting the subcontractor in performing this type of work. He was active in this accident, but he was supposed to be a bystander. Employee #1 is not a contract employee. Caltrans reported the accident the same day.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, AMPUTATED, GRATING, THUMB, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, PRY BAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307029140			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Inspectors and compliance officers except constr.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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