Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489465 - Employee Amputates Finger While Using Drill to Mix Material

Accident Summary Nr: 201489465 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301127809	03/13/2007	1771	238110	Galletti & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On March 6, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a brickmason or stonemason for a special trade contractor primarily engaged in concrete work. He was mixing material, using a portable drill mixing attachment, when his loose latex rubber glove became entangled in the drill's rotating chuck. He sustained the amputation of the tip of the ring finger on his left hand. The fingertip could not be successfully reattached, and Employee #1 was treated and released from the hospital on the same day, without hospitalization.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC DRILL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301127809			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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