Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095684 - Employee's fingers severed and crushed while working

Accident Summary Nr: 201095684 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300813185	05/28/2002	1794	0	Md Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2002, Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was working on a road construction site with a coworker, which happened to be his boss. The coworker was loading the dump truck with broken asphalt and Employee #1 was dumping it approximately 1.5 miles away from the jobsite. At some point, the coworker mentioned to Employee #1 that the tailgate "was not secure." After the fifth dump trip, while still at the dumpsite, Employee #1 decided to attempt to secure the tailgate. Employee #1 walked to the rear of the driver's side to secure the locking pins of the tailgate. He heard a click and assumed the pins were in the locked position and returned to the cab of the truck. During the time Employee #1 walked from the rear of the truck to the cab, he noticed that he had severed his left ring finger and crushed his right index finger. Employee #1 did not feel the injury occur and had no recollection of pushing the gate or touching the pins. Employee #1 was transported to Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA where he was treated for his injuries.

Keywords: SEVERED, TAILGATE, FINGER, LOCKING PINS, CRUSHED, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300813185			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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