Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103418.015 - Employee handling joist has finger crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 103418.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1296530.015	02/27/2018		238120	Shouldice Industrial Manufacturers And Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on February 21, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were engaged in steel erection for a two-story commercial building. Coworker #1 was operating a fork lift that held a steel joist. Employee #1 was handling the joist as it was being lowered onto a ground jig fixture. The joist slipped and fell onto Employee #1's left hand. His fingers were pinched between the joist and the forks. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. The tip of Employee #1's left middle finger required surgical amputation.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Finger, Joist, Material Handling, Steel Erection, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1296530.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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