Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202532511 - Worker's Finger Is Amputated During Pipeline Installation

Accident Summary Nr: 202532511 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/09/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317188761	03/11/2014	1799	238990	R3 Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 9, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, of R3 Contractors, Inc., were working along a road, engaged in installing a 10-inch pipe. Employee #1 was attempting to install an elbow onto the pipe. Coworker #1 was assisting by operating a backhoe and using the backhoe bucket to push the elbow and pipe together. The backhoe bucket shifted inadvertently, and Employee #1's left index finger was caught between the side of the bucket and the fitting. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for an amputated finger. This event was reported to Cal/OSHA by a company representative at 3:35 p.m. on January 9, 2014. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that the employer was a construction company involved in underground utilities work.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, LINE CONNECTOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPELINE, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317188761			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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