Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 70263.015 - Worker's finger is caught between wall and debris and requir
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1021893.015 | 01/30/2015 | 236220 | Shimmick-Nicholson Construction, A Joint Venture |
Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on January 12, 2015, Employee #1 and coworker were engaged in excavation work at a commercial building construction site. Employee #1 was removing debris from a wall damaged by an excavator and the coworker was operating the excavator. The excavator hit a static line that Employee #1 was holding onto. Employee #1's hand was caught between the static line and the wall. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures and lacerations to his hand. The injury to his index finger was sufficiently severe and required amputation of the finger.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1021893.015 | 29 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |