Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067071 - Tip of employee's finger amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201067071 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301118808	10/21/2003	1623	237110	Sumac Development Inc

Abstract: At approximately, 3:00 p.m. on October 7, 2003, an employee of Sumac Development, Inc. was installing a 12 inch water pipe in front of a residence. The trench was about 24 inches deep and opened by a backhoe. While installing the pipe, the worker's fingers were pinched at the end of the pipe and the backhoe bucket, amputating the employee's fingertips.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, FINGER, TRENCH, PIPE, BACKHOE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301118808			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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