Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092210 - Employee injured when little finger amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201092210 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126137496	11/24/1998	1521	0	Manpower

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 10, 1998, Employee #1 was helping unload a 4-ft by 8-ft by 0.375-in. steel sheet. This was done by attaching two 4-in. C-clamps to the steel sheet and putting a chain through the C-clamps that connected to the bucket of a small Bobcat Loader. The Bobcat lifted the steel sheet and carried it over to where it was to be set it up on end. As the operator of the Bobcat was lowering the sheet of steel, he wanted the steel pushed back to lean up against a tractor. Employee #1 put his right hand on top of the edge of the steel between the bucket and the end of the steel. The operator of the Bobcat did not see Employee #1 and lowered the bucket. Employee #1 had his little finger on his right hand amputated at the first joint and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, STEEL, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126137496			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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