Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107567.015 - Employee's finger is crushed during lifting operation

Accident Summary Nr: 107567.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1318546.015	05/25/2018		238120	San Diego Steel Erections

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 11, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a steel erection company, were erecting steel columns for a new school building. The coworker was operating a crane, and Employee #1 was on a truck bed and connecting a sling to the columns so they could be lifted by the crane. Employee #1 had his right hand open on the load to guide it, and used his other hand to signal his coworker. As the load began to lift, it shifted, and Employee #1's right hand became caught between two columns. His middle finger was crushed. Employee #1 was transported to a health clinic and then to a hospital, where he received treatment for the crushed finger. This included surgery, during which the tip of his finger was amputated. He was released from the hospital on the same day.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Column, Construction, Crane, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Hand, Installing, Loading, Material Handling, Pinched, Rigging, Sling, Steel Erection, Truck

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1318546.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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