Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401932 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN FINGERS CAUGHT BY HANDLE OF SAND POT

Accident Summary Nr: 201401932 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125059055	06/04/1998	1799	0	Western Waterproofing Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to move a sand pot onto a bobcat. The sand pot kept rolling and its weight knocked Employee #1 down. His hand was caught under the handle, amputating three fingers from his left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, SAND POT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125059055			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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