Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202518338 - Employee'S Pinky Is Amputated When Pinched On Scissor Lift

**Accident: 202518338 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/21/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
312572357	12/23/2008	1761	New England Sheetmetal

On November 21, 2008, Employee #1 was using a scissor lift while fixing some plumbing at a renovation project. He was using a Story Pole and was injured when his finger got caught between the scissor lift guard rail and the pole. He was hospitalized for the amputation of his right pinky finger.

Keywords: amputated, guardrail, finger, electrician, caught between, plumbing, aerial lift

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	312572357			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electricians	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Lifting operations

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