Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507530 - Employee Fractures Fingers When Caught in Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201507530 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310058839	04/26/2007	1622	237310	Kfm, A Joint Venture

Abstract: On April 25, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman iron worker, was part of a crew of three employees that were doing post tensioning of a pier structure in a bridge construction. Employee #1 was seriously injured when the glove on his left hand was caught and pulled by the rotating steel cable. The rotating cable mangled Employee #1's middle, ring, and little fingers, when his left hand ended up being wrapped around the cable resulting in multiple fractures and dislocations. Employee #1 required surgery and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		150

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310058839			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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