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Accident: 202489548 - Employee Crushes Fingers While Handling Metal Debris
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313228652 | 07/23/2009 | 1623 | Bayside Excavation & Construction |
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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | Demolition | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313228652 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |