Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121679.015 - Employee's finger is caught in hoist pulley and is amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 121679.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444880.015	10/09/2019		238140	Metro Masonry Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 7, 2019, an employee was assisting in the operation of a hoist to raise stone to an elevated work area. The employee grabbed the running hoist cable, and his hand was pulled into the sheave. The employe's distal left fifth finger was amputated, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Elevated Work Platform, Finger, Hoist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1444880.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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