Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202489548 - Employee Crushes Fingers While Handling Metal Debris

Accident Summary Nr: 202489548 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313228652	07/23/2009	1623	237110	Bayside Excavation & Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 23, 2009, Employee #1 was assisting the owner with water line repair and general clean up at a jobsite located in Smith River, CA. The owner loaded metal debris into a dump truck with a backhoe, while Employee #1 covered the load with a tarp. As Employee #1 reached into the truck bed to relocate a piece of metal, another piece sprung loose from the load and crushed his fingers against the side of the dump truck. He was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and surgery, which involved amputating the seriously injured fingers. Following the surgery, he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, CRUSHED, SCRAP METAL, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313228652			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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