Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202674651 - Employee Lacerates Finger When Caught by Extension Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 202674651 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/29/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316521665	04/03/2013	1629	237130	Sacramento Municipal Utilities District

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 29, 2013, Employee #1 was unloading an auger extension tool from a truck. The employee's finger was lacerated when it was caught by the auger extension tool. Employee #1 was taken by a coworker to Sutter General Hospital, where he was treated for a right middle finger amputation. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, TRUCK, AUGER, EXTENSION HANDLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316521665			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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