Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490166 - Employee's finger nearly severed by hydraulic cylinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201490166 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120145529	01/12/2008	1623	237110	W M Lyles Company

Abstract: On August 15, 2007, Employee #1, who worked for a trenching and excavation contractor, was unloading aluminum shoring from a delivery truck in Caruthers, CA. He pulled off a shore and set it down upright, but his hand was too close to the hydraulic cylinder, which pivoted and nearly tore his finger completely off his hand. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Community Hospital, where his finger was re-attached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, OFF LOADING, NIP POINT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120145529			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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