Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114453.015 - Employee handling crane extension partially amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 114453.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1385217.015	03/14/2019		238120	Coastal Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 1, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a structural steel company, were using a 35-ton Terex crane with jib extension during steel erection for a new commercial building. During the employees' attempt to retract 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 fingertip crushed and amputated by the sheave on the end of the jib. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the partial finger amputation that included bone loss.

Keywords: Amputated, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Crushed, Fingertip, Jib Crane, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1385217.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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