Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183597 - Employee injures fingers while landing riser pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201183597 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307398032	07/17/2007	1711	238220	C.M.I. Critchfield Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:16 a.m. on July 11, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker, both trained and experienced, were installing an 8 in. condenser water riser pipe. The coworker was operating the chain fall and lowering the pipe while Employee #1 was landing the pipe and placing it on top of another pipe. He was guiding in the pipe when it turned unexpectedly, catching his left hand in the pinch point between two edges. Part of Employee #1's index finger was amputated and his middle finger was fractured. He was transported by ambulance to Davies Medical Center, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, PIPE, NIP POINT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307398032			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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