Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200528925 - Employee's finger is crushed when suspended steel dropped

Accident Summary Nr: 200528925 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306684879	08/24/2004	3441	332312	Missouri Valley Steel Co.

Abstract: On July 8, 2004, an employee was lifting three, quarter inch sheets of steel, eight feet by twenty feet. He was using one chain of a double, adjustable alloy, steel chain sling. The hook was under the middle, side of the length of the sheets. The employee had the sheets raised approximately six inches to place a wooden block under the sheets. The hook disengaged; the sheets fell; the employee's right, index finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and treated for amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, STEEL, FINGER, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306684879			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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