Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202510186 - Worker's Thumb Is Crushed When Caught Inside Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 202510186 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316818814	09/24/2013	1623	237110	C. Overaa & Co.

Abstract: On September 17, 2013, Employee #1, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, was working at a sewer/water treatment plant. He was installing a pressurized, 48-inch diameter pipe plug into a pipe. The plug suddenly shifted inside the pipe. Employee #1's hand was caught between the pipe plug and the inside wall of the pipe. His left thumb was crushed. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for bruises, contusions, and abrasions of the left thumb.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WALL, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PIPE, SEWAGE, HAND, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316818814			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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