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Accident Summary Nr: 99805.015 - Worker handling crane load has finger caught and amputated
Accident Summary Nr: 99805.015 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 07/24/2017
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 1250856.015 | 08/01/2017 | | 237990 | Regional Connector Constructors |
Abstract:
At 2:15 p.m. on July 24, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a heavy construction project. He was helping place a crane load of three steel C-channels into a storage rack. The C-channels measured 10 inches by 3 inches by 15 feet long. As Employee #1 placed his right hand on the load to push it into the rack, the left side of the load shifted. Employee #1 right ring finger was pinched between two of the steel C-channels. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his right ring finger tip.
Keywords:
Amputation, Caught Between, Construction, Crane, Crushing, Finger, Material Handling, Pinned
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Other heavy construction |
New project or new addition |
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Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
1250856.015 |
53 |
M |
Hospitalized injury |
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Construction Laborer |