Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150174 - Employee's hand injured by rolling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201150174 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119963361	08/01/1996	4212	0	Pipeline Carriers Inc

Abstract: On June 19, 1996, Employee #1, of Pipeline Carriers, Inc., was unloading concrete pipe from a trailer. He was using a 4 by 4 to control the rolling of the pipe along the bed of the trailer when the pipe rolled over the board and his hand. The distal end of his right thumb was amputated, and he sustained lacerations to his right index finger and deep tissue damage to his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized and underwent surgery to reattach the end of his thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, LACERATION, CONCRETE PIPE, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119963361			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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