Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118893.015 - Employee's fingers are crushed during hoisting operation

Accident Summary Nr: 118893.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422700.015	08/06/2019		237990	Mcnally / Kiewit Jv Dvt

Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on July 29, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker were performing a rigging and hoisting operation on a muck box in a tunnel. As the muck box was being hoisted, Employee #1 attempted to reposition the paddle on one side of the box. His left hand's three middle fingers became caught between the paddle and the pin on the muck box and were crushed. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of the three-finger amputation without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Hoisting Mechanism, Load Shift, Rigging, Tunnel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1422700.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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