Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181252 - Employee severs tip of finger

Accident Summary Nr: 201181252 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300891405	07/12/2002	1741	0	Trm Corp. Dba Superior Tile Co.

Abstract: At approximately 12:10 p.m. on April 23, 2002, an employee was cutting and setting granite stones throughout Union Square in San Francisco. A forklift operator brought a piece of stone for the employee to cut. The stone was approximately 6-ft-long by 2-ft-wide and 7-in.-thick and was set on top of two 4 in. by 4 in. pieces of lumber. When the operator was called away, the employee attempted to reposition the piece of stone by himself so that he could begin to cut it. He was shifting and jogging the stone to get it into position. The stone slipped off of the lumber and dropped onto his left middle finger severing the tip. Emergency medical services were called and transported him to the Davies Medical Center.

Keywords: SEVERED, FINGER, BRICK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	2	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300891405			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause: Other

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