Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202085114 - Employee's leg amputated when caught by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 202085114 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121978423	03/08/1996	3541	0	Cauffiel Machinery Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were fabricating a steel distribution box on a 12 ft by 10 ft by approximately 22 in. tall work table. They were lifting, on edge, an approximately 40 in. by 44 in. 1 1/2 in. steel plate. The plate was raised into position with a 3/8 in. chain hoist, which consisted of a hook and block manufactured by Crosby-Laughlin. Employee #1 was on the table positioning the approximately 748 lb plate along one edge of the box and the coworker was operating the chain hoist. Employee #1 was manually maneuvering the plate when the load came off the hook and caught his leg inside the box as he fell backward off the table. Employee #1's leg was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, HOIST, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, MECH MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121978423			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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