Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096724 - Cut Finger Becomes Infected And Hospitalizes Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201096724 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126110691	08/13/2003	1751	238130	Erling Pohls Contractor Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on August 7, 2003, Employee #1 was cutting a wallboard using a reciprocating saw. Employee #1 had his right hand near the point of operation and his middle finger was pinched causing a small cut. The small cut was not treated and by August 9, 2003, Employee #1 went to the hospital for a staph infection and stayed in the hospital for three days.

Keywords: FINGER, SAW, LACERATION, INFECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126110691			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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