Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123898.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when pinched between crane hook

Accident Summary Nr: 123898.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462212.015	02/12/2020		336413	Universal Alloy Corporation

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on February 6, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for an aircraft parts manufacturer was working in the Stretch Operation area. The employee was moving a 200-pound aluminum part with a jib crane. The part flipped as the employee during movement causing the employee to pinch a finger between the crane hook and the part. The employee amputated his ring fingertip and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crane Hook, Crane Load, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1462212.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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