Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076957 - Mechanic's Finger Is Injured by Falling Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201076957 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315341107	07/26/2011	7694	811310	Dyk Incorporated

Abstract: On July 14, 2011, Employee #1 was in a maintenance shop loosening the single bolt that held a support stand to a Rotomission (a component of a machine used to prestress concrete tanks). Employee #1 estimated the weight of the Rotomission to be approximately 2,600 pounds. The support stand was a 2-in.-thick, 24-in.-diameter steel plate estimated to weigh approximately 200 pounds. It was positioned on top of two 4 in. by 4 in. blocks of wood. Employee #1 asked a coworker to lift the Rotomission and stand with a forklift and a web strap to enable him to loosen the single Allen-head bolt that attached the stand to the Rotomission. After the stand was lifted, it fell and crushed his right thumb between the Allen wrench and the pavement. Employee #1 was treated at Grossmont Hospital, where the thumb was partially amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MECHANIC, SUSPENDED LOAD, THUMB, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315341107			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Heavy equipment mechanics

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