Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168036 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated While Using Sledge Hammer

Accident Summary Nr: 201168036 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126161447	07/20/2006	1771	238110	Gensalves & Santucci Inc Dba Conco Pumping

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 7, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a mobile concrete pump truck. He was cleaning the pump and installing the swing away from the transition clamp. He was holding the transition piece with his left hand, and a three-pound sledge hammer in his right hand. Employee #1 struck the wedge pin for the transition piece with the sledge hammer and was injured when the hammer bounced off the pin and hit his left hand. He was treated at LA County Hospital for amputation of his left ring finger.

Keywords: CONCRETE PUMP, AMPUTATED, CONCRETE TRUCK, FINGER, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	7	80

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126161447			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Other

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