Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076411 - Employee Cuts Finger While Using Utility Knife

Accident Summary Nr: 201076411 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/05/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312685605	01/27/2011	1522	236118	Winrow Corp Dba Handyman Matters

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on January 5, 2011, Employee #1, of Winrow Corp. doing business under the name Handyman Matters, was making a cut with a utility knife while working at a residence. He sustained a cut to his left index finger. Employee #1 did not report the injury to his employer; he bandaged the cut and continued working. Over the next few weeks, the cut became infected, and on January 19, 2011, Employee #1 went to the hospital in the late afternoon for treatment. Employee #1 was admitted to Kaiser Zion hospital in San Diego, CA for treatment of the infection on January 19, 2011 and was discharged on January 21, 2011.

Keywords: KNIFE, FINGER, LACERATION, INFECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312685605			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Other

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