Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96467.015 - Employee guiding a crane load has finger amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 96467.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 06/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1241094.015	06/20/2017		238110	Miller And Long

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on June 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in forming work at a multiemployer construction project for an 11-story commercial building. He was guiding a Toyota electric pallet jack that was being lowered by a tower crane. The pallet jack swung, and Employee #1's hand was caught between the pallet jack and a stack of aluminum beams. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of a fingertip.

Keywords: Amputation, Beam, Caught Between, Construction, Finger, Hand, Jack, Material Handling, Struck By, Tower Crane

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	11	110

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1241094.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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