Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088960 - Employee Cuts Finger on Piece of Shaving

Accident Summary Nr: 201088960 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310820113	05/17/2007	1799	238990	J Wescott Plumbing Inc

Abstract: At 13:30 p.m. on January 23, 2007, Employee #1 was manually cleaning a metal pipe. He was using a cleaning machine, which produced metal shaving during the cleaning process. Employee #1 lacerated his finger on a piece of shaving. The finger became infected after a few days. Employee #1 was admitted to Kweah Delta Hospital, where he treated for an infected finger. He was discharged after 24 hours.

Keywords: SLICER, FINGER, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, INFECTION, METAL PIPE, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310820113			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Other

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