Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 893776 - Employee's thumb amputated while off loading girders

Accident Summary Nr: 893776 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105687792	04/27/1989	1791	0	Commercial Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were off loading structural steel beams and girders from a truck. They had placed spreader hooks on opposing sides of a girder; a crane was then to lift the girder to a landing location on the ground. As the crane began to lift the girder Employee #1 placed his left hand on the side opposite his hook to guide the lift. The girder tilted, causing the hook to slide across the end and pinch Employee #1's left thumb between the top plate of the girder and the hook. The employee's thumb was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GIRDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105687792			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Structural metal workers

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