Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510658 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Struck by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201510658 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 03/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311726210	03/18/2009	1622	237990	Traylor-Shea A Joint Venture

Abstract: On March 18, 2009, Employee #1 was coupling a rail car draw bar to a batter locomotive. He dropped the 300 pound draw bar on his right hand finger, partially amputating it. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, RAILROAD CAR, CRUSHED, LOCOMOTIVE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311726210			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mining machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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