Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170812556 - Employee crushes thumb when caught between sling and load

Accident Summary Nr: 170812556 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/04/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119797595	01/03/1996	5051	0	Castle Metals

Abstract: Employee #1, a warehouse worker for Castle Metals, was loading bundled metal into a van using an overhead crane with two 5 ton hoists. He was using pendant controls to move the elevated load west and then south into the van when the load started to swing. When Employee #1 grabbed the back chain either the load shifted or a kinked chain became unkinked, causing it to tighten about the load and his thumb, inflicting a crushing amputation injury.

Keywords: LOADING, HOISTING MECHANISM, LOAD SHIFT, SUSPENDED LOAD, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, CRANE OPERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797595			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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