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Accident Summary Nr: 95746.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught between weight an

Accident Summary Nr: 95746.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234240.015	05/22/2017		236220	White Construction Group

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on May 18, 2017, Employee #1 was directing temporary workers below to lift the counterweight another few inches so that he could weld the angle iron into place to hold the counterweight. The shore posts failed and the counterweight fell, catching his finger between the weight and the floor opening, partially amputating his finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Counterbalance, Falling Object, Floor Opening, Material Handling, Struck By, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1234240.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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