Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180312 - Employee injured when thumb crushed by hydraulic ram

Accident Summary Nr: 201180312 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125497982	04/25/2000	1542	0	Cahill / Tsm, Jv

Abstract: On April 14, 2000, Employee #1, a journeyman carpenter, was working for Cahill Contractor, Inc. in San Francisco, California. A subcontractor had ironworkers performing post tensioning on the sixth floor. Employee #1 gave them a hand because the hydraulic ram was to be placed beyond the perimeter railing. The ram was also heavy. Employee #1 was standing on the exterior platform and was already attached onto a safety lanyard. Employee #1 assisted an ironworker to hold the ram up. A cable was stressed twice and when the pressure was released, the ram started to drop. Employee #1 reacted by attempting to catch or hold onto the falling ram and the pad of his left thumb was pinched and crushed. Employee #1 was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125497982			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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