Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202456661 - Electrician Loses Finger

Accident Summary Nr: 202456661 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/06/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313382095	07/21/2010	1796	238290	Daart Engineering Co, Inc.

Abstract: On July 6, 2010, a 32-yr-old male electrician was installing fire extinguisher equipment, During the process, he severely injured a finger while using a manual pipe threading machine when his hand got caught between his spring-loaded pipe wrench and the machine. The damaged finger was amputated in the emergency room. He was later referred later to hand specialist for further treatment. No hospitalization was required. Further investigation revealed that the injury was caused by inadvertent hand movement due to a loose grip on the wrench which the pipe was being machined.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THREADING MACHINE, FINGER, ELECTRICIAN, PIPE WRENCH, PIPE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313382095			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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