Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202657367 - Employee Crushes Hand in Piping Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202657367 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/18/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316668888	01/29/2013	1711	238220	Sheldon Mechanical Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 18, 2013, an incident occurred when Employee #1 and two coworkers were using a chain fall device in the process of lifting a ruptured disc chiller pipe in order to penetrate the pipe on the second floor wall. Employee #1 was positioned on a scissor lift pulling the chain fall in order to lift the pipe. Employee #1's coworkers were positioned below and above him. Prior to lifting, the pipe was rigged with a double wrapped full hitch chain. While the pipe was being lifted, it inadvertently slipped through the chain hitch and fell striking the victim's left hand on the guardrail of the scissor lift. The victim was transported to a local hospital and admitted the same day. Employee #1 sustained injury to left hand, and surgery was performed to repair the damage.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316668888			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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