Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069374 - Employee Falls and Is Cut by Utility Knife

Accident Summary Nr: 201069374 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125873000	08/03/2005	1799	237990	Mountain Valley Water Proofing

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, Employee #1, a laborer working for a waterproofing installer, laid out the waterproofing fabric, and proceeded to cut the material. As he was leaning into the cut, his right foot slipped on the loose fill dirt and the knife came free of the material. The employee fell forward and tried to break his fall with his left hand. He landed on the utility knife that was in his right hand and the exposed blade went into his left bicep. Employee #1 was admitted to Mercy Hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair a vein and artery that were cut in the accident.

Keywords: KNIFE, SLIP, LACERATION, FALL, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125873000			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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