Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116755.015 - Employee's fingers are crushed between light pole and forkli

Accident Summary Nr: 116755.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405109.015	06/03/2019		236220	Midstate Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 6:50 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, a coworker operating a Gradall forklift, and a superintendent, employed by a construction company, were removing a light pole from a parking lot roundabout. The coworker used the forklift to remove and lower the pole to the ground. Employee #1 lifted the end of the pole to shift it off a planter box, and the pole slid down the dirt pile, trapping and crushing three of Employee #1's left hand fingers between the pole and the forklift. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of devascularizing crush injuries to the fingers. The employee required hospitalization for eight days.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Demolition, Falling Object, Finger, Forklift, Hand, Metal Pole, Pinned, Streetlighting, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation				2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405109.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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