Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94066.015 - Employee injures finger while using Rivet buster

Accident Summary Nr: 94066.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1218730.015	03/21/2017		236220	Pcl Construction Services Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2017, an employee was using an American Pneumatic Tools Rivet Buster Model 133 to chip a concrete column from a scissor lift. The rivet buster got stuck in the steel rebar cage. The employee tried to remove the rivet buster without disconnecting the air supply from the compressor. During this process the rivet buster activated causing the employee's right hand to get pinched in between the rivet buster handle and the scissor lift guardrail. The employee's right hand ring finger was caught between the rivet buster handle and the scissor lift's guardrail resulting in an avulsion. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Caught Between, Finger, Hand Tool

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1218730.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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