Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170720486 - Employee Crushes Finger Between Boom Stop And Cross Brace

Accident Summary Nr: 170720486 -- 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 10:30 a.m., Employee #1, an experienced bending crew member, was standing beside a side boom tractor (crane). He inadvertently placed his hand on the A-frame cross brace with his middle finger across the top and wrapped over the tractor side of the brace. When the operator boomed up, Employee #1's finger was crushed by a 1 1/4 diameter boom stop rod. Employee #1 admitted that he knew better than to place his finger in such a position.

Keywords: crane boom, finger, work rules, construction, caught between, crushed, brace, inattention

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

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