Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201144136 - Employee Suffers Amputation While Repairing Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201144136 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300852894	07/26/2001	1611	0	All American Asphalt

Abstract: Employee #1 was a heavy equipment mechanic performing a repair on a large asphalt spreader. As Employee #1 was replacing a heavy part used to ensure the smooth spreading of hot asphalt, he lost his grip and the part fell, catching his fingertip between the part and the machine frame. Employee #1 suffered an amputation to his fingertip. Employee #1 was treated for his injury but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, MECHANIC, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300852894			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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