Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506648 - Employee Amputates One Finger, Injures Other Using Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 202506648 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CHAIN SAW, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
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

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