Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138275.015 - Employee suffers partial amputation of left arm while runnin

Accident Summary Nr: 138275.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542780.015	07/20/2021		517919	J&B Communications

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on July 6, 2021, Employee #1 was running a 1/4 inch strand wire across a highway for utilities installation when a northbound vehicle ran over the strand. The vehicle pulled on the cable, causing a partial amputation of the employee's left arm about 5 inches below the elbow. A required Traffic Control Plan was neither obtained nor implemented, and guidance from Section VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices was not followed.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Tagout, Wire Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1542780.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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