Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073285 - Employee Drops Drill Motor on Hand, Sustains Fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 201073285 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310818430	09/04/2008	1795	238910	Cement Cutting Incorporated

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on July 23, 2008, Employee #1 was core drilling 3-in. holes in various locations on a vertical wall. After he drilled the last hole on the wall, he dismounted off of a 6-ft portable ladder, from which he had been working. He was getting ready to lower the core-drilling motor (weighing approximately 30 lbs.) to the ground when he slipped on conduit and lost his balance. The employee fell with the core-drilling motor landing on his right hand. He sustained crushing injuries to his right index finger, including a fracture. He drove himself to a clinic and was transferred to a hospital, where he was hospitalized for 3 days and underwent surgery.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, FINGER, CRUSHED, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310818430			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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