Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490562 - Employee's finger amputated by motor housing

Accident Summary Nr: 201490562 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310825393	04/11/2008	1795	238910	Kroeker Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 on November 14, 2007, Employee #1, a demolition laborer for Kroeker, Inc., was at a remote jobsite in Fresno, CA, when the housing of a large electric motor rotated and crushed his left little finger against the support frame, amputating it. Employee #1 was transported to St. Agnes Medical Center for treatment.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, AMPUTATED, DEMOLITION, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310825393			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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