Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1456606.015 - Ruben'S Pipeline, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 1456606.015

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 01/15/2020

Site Address:
Ruben'S Pipeline, Inc.
Harris Road & Buena Vista
Bakersfield, CA 93313

Mailing Address:
6810 Houghton Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1531306

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126655.015

Event: 12/17/2019

Employees amputates fingertip when caught between bolt and f

At 2:00 p.m. on December 17, 2019, an employee working as an operations engineer for a pipeline installation contractor was inside a trench using an impact gun to tighten bolts on a flange. The employee was working alone using the gun with his left hand to tighten the head of each bolt while holding the nut with his right hand. As he was tightening a bolt, he caught his right index finger between the nut and the flange. The employee partially amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bolt, Caught Between, Excavation, Finger, Fingertip, Flange, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456606.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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