Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171057243 - Employee's toes amputated by falling piece of steel

Accident Summary Nr: 171057243 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126796937	12/21/1998	1541	0	Herm Hughes & Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew removing a piece of ornamental steel using a sling made of synthetic material. The sling was passing over the teeth on the shovel of a track excavator when a choke hitch was applied to the steel. Employee #1 was walking next to the load when the sling failed and the steel piece dropped onto his right foot. A base plate at the end of it amputated his four smaller toes. The sling had previously been damaged.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TOE, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126796937			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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