Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109533.015 - Employee handling rotating wire spool amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 109533.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1308639.015	04/13/2018		237130	Pacific Gas And Electric Company

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a utility provider, was engaged in the construction of a power line. He was rotating a large spool of wire by hand when his left hand became caught between the mounting bar and the housing for locking pins. His middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for the degloving and partial amputation of his left middle finger and then released.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Finger, Locking Pins, Power Lines, Rotating Parts, Skin, Wire Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1308639.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator

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