Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202517827 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Operating Jackhammer

Accident Summary Nr: 202517827 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310553425	08/21/2008	1794	238910	Pacific Excavation Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving a jackhammer. Employee #1 hurt his back and fell. The jackhammer Employee #1 was carrying activated as a result of the fall, and cut off the middle, ring and pinkie fingers of Employee #1's left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, JACKHAMMER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310553425			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

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