Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476131 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Backhoe Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 202476131 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 07/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312661796	08/27/2009	1741	238140	Sully-Miller Contracting Co

Abstract: On July 23, 2009, Employee #1, with Sully-Miller Contracting Co, was installing new underground water lines. He placed 4 in. steel pipe, which was 10 ft long, into the 8-ft-long bucket of a backhoe (John Deere Model Number 710G) Employee #1 then stood on the pipe to secure it. He placed his left hand on top of the bucket and debris guard and directed the backhoe operator to curl the bucket. Employee #1's finger was pinched between the arm of the bucket and the debris guard. His was treated at Citrus Valley Medical Center, and then Western Hand Center. The finger was surgically removed on July 23, 2009. One factor in this accident was a damaged debris guard on the backhoe.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPELINE, WATER PIPE, NIP POINT, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312661796			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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