Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170627103 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Disposing Concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 170627103 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119917045	07/20/2010	1771	238110	Blazona Concrete Construction Inc

Abstract: On July 1, 2010, Employee #1 was emptying a 3-gallon bucket of concrete into a dumpster. The bucket slipped, pinching his left hand between the bucket and the dumpster. Employee #1's third finger on his left hand was amputated at the first knuckle, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONCRETE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119917045			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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