Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98162.015 - Employee unhooking rigging chain has finger amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 98162.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253732.015	08/09/2017		237130	Array Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 1:35 p.m. on August 5, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project. Employee #1 was unhooking rigging chain from a pile driver operated by Coworker #1. Employee #1 raised the pile driver's hammer before the chain was cut loose. Employee #1's finger was pinched between the hook and the lifting plate and was amputated. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he was treated and released.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Construction, Crushed, Dismantling, Finger, Pile Driver, Rigging

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253732.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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