Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92844.015 - Employee contacts cable wire and amputates thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 92844.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207924.015	01/31/2017		488510	Tropical Shipping Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 26, 2017, an employee was using a crane to haul a wire rope. During transport, the chain that was taking the weight of the crane cable loosened. The cable slid down and became entangled with one of the employee's thumbs. His thumb was amputated, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Caught In, Material Handling, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207924.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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