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Accident: 114453.015 - Employee Handling Crane Extension Partially Amputates Finger
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1385217.015 | 03/14/2019 | Coastal Steel, Inc. |
At 2:15 p.m. on March 1, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a structur al steel company, were using a 35-ton Terex crane with jib extension during stee l erection for a new commercial building. During the employees' attempt to retr act the pullout extension on the end of the jib extension, Employee #1 pushed in on the jib extension. Employee #1's left index finger was pinched and his fing ertip crushed and amputated by the sheave on the end of the jib. Employee #1 wa s transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the partia l finger amputation that included bone loss.
Keywords:
amputated, blunt force trauma, construction, crushed, fingertip, jib crane, partial amputation, pinched, steel erection
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1385217.015 | 50 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: |