Contact incidents unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
Final narrative
A water line under a building was leaking. Employees were doing a cut-and-cap on the water main to reroute the line away from the structure. They closed the valves leading to the section of pipe, then opened all the sink faucets in the building to drain the pressure from the line. They then cut the pipe, allowed the water to drain, and began to cap the end of the line. They had capped both sides of the pipe and were tightening the bolts when pressure, which had built up on one end of the line, caused the pipe on the other end to push out of a bell joint. The pipe pinned an employee's leg against another section of pipe.
A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
An employee had been cleaning the work area. While lifting a saw, the employee's index finger was lacerated by the saw blade. A tendon was cut and required surgery.
An employee was installing a hydraulic extension cylinder in a tow truck when their leg was caught between the cylinder and the truck frame. The employee was hospitalized with a broken tibia, which required surgery.
An employee was sorting sucker rods. His right hand was caught in the area where the rod hits up against the frame and his index fingertip was amputated just below the nail.