Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202528667 - Employee injures finger when caught replacing manhole cover

Accident Summary Nr: 202528667 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/31/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309908564	03/05/2008	1541	236220	Ortiz Enterprises, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 31, 2008, Employee #1, of Ortiz Enterprises, Inc., suffered a serious industrial accident at Pier S in Long Beach, CA. He and a coworker were completing work in a sewer drain located in the vicinity of the Pier S pump station #B. Once they completed the work, they left the sewer drain and tried to place the manhole cover back onto the opening. The cover slipped from Employee's #1 hands and landed on his right middle finger, amputating the tip. He was transported to the emergency room of Long Beach Memorial, where he was treated and released. .

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309908564			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Other

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