Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99272.015 - Employee sustains amputation of a thumb when caught between

Accident Summary Nr: 99272.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234439.015	05/22/2017		331110	Flores Steel Construction

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on May 3, 2017, an employee was guiding a load on a crane while stacks of decking material were being placed on top of a steel structure. The employee accidentally placed the left hand on the wire rope near the pulley of the crane block. The employee's left thumb and left middle finger were crushed between the cable and pulley when the crane block moved up. The employee sustained amputation of the left thumb and a laceration to left middle finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Crane, Finger, Laceration, Pulley, Steel Erection, Thumb, Wire Rope

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1234439.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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