Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201097060 - Employee's hand fractured between spool and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201097060 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306083601	12/05/2003	1731	238210	Worldbridge Broadband Services

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 17, 2003, Employee #1, a coworker, and a supervisor, were attempting to remove a spool of fiber optic cable from a trailer. The spool was approximately 6 ft in diameter and weighed approximately 10,000 pounds. The spool was being moved with a metal bar, used as an axle, and it hung up on one side of the trailer. Illumination was poor. They worked to release the spool, and when it did, it caught Employee #1's left hand between the spool and the trailer. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LIGHTING, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, HAND, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306083601			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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