Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202541942 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated by Clamp

Accident Summary Nr: 202541942 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300874906	08/26/2010	1791	238120	Eagle Iron Erectors

Abstract: On August 20, 2010, Employee #1, a metal worker, was installing wire cables. He was dropping a plumb-up cable while it was still in tension. He tried to release the tension by loosening the turn-buckle. He loosened the two cable clamps, first the top then the bottom, leaving his left hand resting on the top clamp. The cable jumped and the two clamps came together, pinching and amputating the tip of his left pinky finger. He was not hospitalized for his injury. .

Keywords: AMPUTATED, METAL WIRE, WIRE ROPE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300874906			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other

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