Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1351880.015 - Town Of Vinalhaven

Inspection Information - Office: Maine Department Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Standards, Workplace Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1351880.015

Report ID: 0152300

Date Opened: 08/13/2018

Site Address:
Town Of Vinalhaven
In The Area Of: 1261 North Haven Road
Vinalhaven, ME 04863

Mailing Address:
Po Box 815, Vinalhaven, ME 04863

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/2018

Emphasis: S:Hwybridge

Case Closed: 12/27/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1368905	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
Current Penalty	$140	$0	$0	$0	$0	$140
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	T.26CH.6561-A	10/23/2018	11/26/2018	$70	$700	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	T.26CH.6561-A	10/23/2018	11/26/2018	$70	$700	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109862.015

Event: 07/31/2018

Employee amputates and fractures fingers when struck by back

At 11:45 a.m. on July 31, 2018, an employee and coworker #1 were holding the bumper to a guardrail vertical in preparation for coworker #2, operating a backhoe (Caterpillar 420E) to use the bucket of the backhoe to push the guardrail post into the ground. As coworker #2 began to press onto the post with the bucket, coworker #1 stepped away from the guardrail. The employee then began to step away when the post struck a rock in the soil that caused the post and the bucket to slip and strike the employee's left hand. The employee received an amputation injury to his index finger, crushing injuries to his middle finger and fractures to his ring finger and hand. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for his injuries where it was determined that the crushing injuries to his middle finger were severe enough to require amputation up to his third knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Finger, Fracture, Guardrail, Hand, Slip, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1351880.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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