Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201506177 - Falling Manhole Cover Amputates Employee's Finger

Accident Summary Nr: 201506177 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307340646	12/08/2005	8221	611310	Uc Berkeley Physical Plant

Abstract: On August 31, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were trying to lift a manhole cover with a lifting tool. The cover kept sliding back into its frame, so they simultaneously lifted the cover to a height of 4 in. with their hands. The coworker lost his grip, and the cover slipped back into the frame. Employee #1 had not let go, and the falling cover caught his hand in the pinch point. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the middle finger of his right hand to the first knuckle. He was taken to the Webster Orthopaedic Medical Group, where he was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: MANHOLE COVER, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, MANHOLE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307340646			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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