Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105254.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by retracting cable

Accident Summary Nr: 105254.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313027.015	05/03/2018		237310	Herlihy Mid-Continent Company

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 1, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating an Allen HED Screed Machine to finish a bridge's concrete deck, part of a multiemployer construction project. He received approximately 15 seconds of training on the machine controls, provided by the supervisor prior to the assignment. Employee #1 was leaning on the machine when he came into contact with the cable used to advance the machine. The cable was being retracted. His left index finger was caught in the nip point, and the fingertip was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Bridge, Bridge Deck, Concrete, Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Finger, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1313027.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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