Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167319 - Employee's hand crushed by outrigger as derrick overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201167319 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126151810	10/13/2005	1623	237130	Henkels & Mccoy Inc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 13, 2005, Employee #1 and coworkers were replacing wooden utility poles for a contractor of Southern California Edison. The foreman was moving a mini-derrick out of the yard of a private residence in Inglewood, CA, where it had been set up to change the pole. The outriggers on the right side became jammed and as the foreman was moving the boom to the left to release them, derrick tipped over. The right rear outrigger swung toward the derrick's frame, crushing Employee #1's hand and amputating his left little finger. He was transported to Centinela Freeman Hospital in Los Angeles, where he was admitted for treatment. The foreman had been operating the boom without fully extending the two left outrigger arms, contrary to the manufacturer's instructions.

Keywords: DERRICK, AMPUTATED, OUTRIGGER, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126151810			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Other

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