Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 94459.015 - Construction foreman directing rigging has two finger amputa
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1205081.015 | 01/24/2017 | 236220 | Shimmick / Nicholson Jv |
Abstract: At 3:10 p.m. on January 15, 2017, Employee #1, a foreman for a construction company, Coworker #1, employed by the company to assist Employee #1, and Coworker #2, who was operating an excavator, were engaged in rigging work at a construction excavation site. Employee #1 was directing the work. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 rigged bundles of hollow bar drill steel rod onto an excavator, Komatsu PC228USLC. The bundles consisted of 10 rods, and each rod weighed approximately 140 pounds. The bundled rods were moved approximately 15 feet across the south side of the excavation site. Coworker #2, operating the excavator, then began to lower the load to the ground. The steel hook from the rigging struck and crushed Employee #1's right hand. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his right hand's middle and ring fingers.
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 | 1205081.015 | 52 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |