Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316428 - Employee Amputates Finger While Assembling Concrete Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 202316428 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897239	09/15/2006	1791	238120	Central Precast Concreting

Abstract: On September 13, 2006, Employee #1 was working for Central Precast Concrete. He was assembling a steel concrete form for concrete precast products at the wet cast area of the plant. He was lifting an adjustment riser frame weighting about 70 pounds and trying to place it in a concrete form core. Suddenly, his left hand became pinned between the form riser frame and the edge of the steel form core. He sustained a partial amputation of the middle finger of his left hand. He was transported to Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, CA, for surgery, and he was hospitalized. He was released on September 15, 2006.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309897239			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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