Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170696074 - Employee's finger crushed when caught in pipe bending device

Accident Summary Nr: 170696074 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/11/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119681047	05/24/1993	1623	0	Sheehan Pipeline Construction Co

Abstract: On May 11, 1993, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Employee #1, an experienced member of the bending crew, was resetting a lifting device. He inadvertently left his finger between the strap and the metal portion of the device (green head). When the side boom tractor operator winched up, Employee #1's finger was crushed, resulting in surgical amputation of a portion of the left index finger. Employee #1 acknowledged that he should have followed the proper procedure to complete the closure by placing the link over the matching collar and then stepping back. Instead, he had kept his finger in the pinch point while leaning on the pipe.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, METAL PIPE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119681047			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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