Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140100.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between crane cable

Accident Summary Nr: 140100.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557532.015	10/13/2021		484121	Rountree Transport & Rigging, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee working for a general freight service was placing a crane cable into a crane block. The employee caught his left-hand middle finger between the cable and block. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Caught Between, Crane, Crane Block, Crane Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Freight, Hand, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Instantaneous amputation, Partial Amputation, Rigging, Training, Transportation, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1557532.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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