Accident Report Detail

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1250856.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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