Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128786.015 - Employee amputates four fingers when pulled into crane sheav

Accident Summary Nr: 128786.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488971.015	08/18/2020		237310	Skanska Usa Civil Southeast, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 12, 2020, an employee working as an equipment operator for a construction contractor was lubricating the 1-inch wire ropes on a crane. While spraying the oil onto the cables, the employee was holding a rag in his right hand to shield overspray. While the cable was winding onto the cable drum, the rag snagged on the moving cable and pulled the employee's hand into the cable sheave. The employee amputated four fingers on his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Caught Between, Crane, Equipment Operator, Finger, Guide, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Lubricating, Lubricating Fluid, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulled In, Rag, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488971.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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