Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125341.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while freeing jammed hoist clam

Accident Summary Nr: 125341.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446454.015	11/21/2019		444190	Angelus Block Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee who worked for a building materials manufacturer was grabbing the handles on a hoist clamp moving cement blocks. The clamps were situated in such a way that one of the clamps became stuck on a steel bar. When the employee tried to move the clamp by maneuvering the lifting system, one of the clamps struck his right index finger crushing it and sheared the finger on the steel bar. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clamp, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hoist, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sheared, Stuck, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1446454.015	63	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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