Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238760 - Employee's fingers injured when caught by cable

Accident Summary Nr: 14238760 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 08/31/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111182390	09/01/1992	1771	0	Lucky Concrete

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 31, 1992, Employee #1 was repairing a tangled 1/2 in. cable on a spool mounted on the top, rear section of the superstructure of a crane cab. Employee #1 had completed the first lay of wraps, using a hammer and wearing gloves, to knock the cable into alignment. During the fifth or sixth wrap on the second lay, Employee #1 looked up briefly to check on the crane operator and the load. At that point Employee #1 felt the glove on his right hand being pulled into the cable. Employee #1's right little and forefingers imploded.

Keywords: REPAIR, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CRANE CAB, CRUSHED, CABLE LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111182390			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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