Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202506648 - Employee Amputates One Finger, Injures Other Using Saw
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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311071070 | 10/21/2008 | 1623 | 237110 | Underground Construction Co., Inc., |
Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 26, 2008, Employee #1 was working on the restoration of a utility tower column in a coffer dam. He was using a gas powered partner saw to cut existing wood around a concrete column footing. He slipped in the mud and the saw blade amputated his left middle finger and injured his left ring finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Shoreline development, dam, reservoir | Alteration or rehabilitation | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 32 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 311071070 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Other |