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Accident: 115915.015 - Employee'S Fingers Are Struck By Boom And Amputated
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1397972.015 | 04/29/2019 | Metro Masonry Construction, Inc. |
At 8:00 a.m. on April 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, w as operating a forklift at the construction site of a new commercial building. He reached under the lift's boom to remove shovels, which involved standing up f rom the seat of the cab and leaning out the front window to grab the shovels. T he employee's hip struck against the lift's boom control, and the boom lowered a nd struck his right hand, amputating the ring and pinky fingers. The employee w as transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the amput ations.
Keywords:
aerial lift controls, amputated, blunt force trauma, boom, boom truck, construction, equipment operator, finger, forklift, hip, powered industrial vehicle, struck against, struck by
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1397972.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior masonry FatCause: |