Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764716 - Employee's finger amputated while moving continuity plate

Accident Summary Nr: 170764716 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125591123	06/16/1999	1622	0	Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a bridge reconstruction project. They were using a 1 1/2 ton hand-powered chain hoist and plate clamp to tip an 800 lb continuity plate so they could test the fit and drill additional mounting holes. The coworker was operating the hoist while Employee #1 was helping to position the plate using a spud wrench for alignment. As the plate moved from horizontal to vertical, it slid on a bridge member and moved toward the coworker. Employee #1 stuck his spud wrench into a hole in the plate to stop it from sliding, but it did not work. His finger became caught between the wrench and a vertical member of bridge, and was amputated. The accident resulted from Employee #1's error in judgement to try and stop the sliding plate with one hand.

Keywords: WRENCH, AMPUTATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, FINGER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BRIDGE, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125591123			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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