Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315685 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Operating Loader

Accident Summary Nr: 202315685 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301325874	12/22/2005	1771	238110	Garcia Concrete Construction

Abstract: On November 28, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a skid-steer loader. As he took a load of backfill material up to a retaining wall, the unit (no suspension) pitched and rocked. Employee reacted and thrust his hand toward the retaining wall. His hand was caught between the structure and the retaining wall, and three of his fingers were crushed and amputated. One of the fingers could not be saved. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WALL, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RETAINING WALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301325874			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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