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Accident: 70263.015 - Worker'S Finger Is Caught Between Wall And Debris And Requir
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1021893.015 | 01/30/2015 | Shimmick-Nicholson Construction, A Joint Venture |
At 8:30 p.m. on January 12, 2015, Employee #1 and coworker were engaged in excav ation 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 ex cavator. The excavator hit a static line that Employee #1 was holding onto. Empl oyee #1's hand was caught between the static line and the wall. Emergency servi ces were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitte d and treated for fractures and lacerations to his hand. The injury to his index finger was sufficiently severe and required amputation of the finger.
Keywords:
amputation, caught between, construction, elevated work platform, excavation, excavator, finger, fracture, laceration, wall
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1021893.015 | 29 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: |