Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202516605 - Employee's finger amputated when caught in window hinge

Accident Summary Nr: 202516605 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310549670	01/29/2008	1629	237990	Holt Repair & Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: On November 29, 2007, Employee #1 was getting off a CAT scraper when he grabbed the hinge of the fold-down front window as a handhold while dismounting. The window closed and his little finger became caught in the hinge and was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCRAPER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310549670			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other

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