Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1318546.015 - San Diego Steel Erections

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:00 a.m. on May 11, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a steel erection company, were erecting steel columns for a new school building. The coworker was operating a crane, and Employee #1 was on a truck bed and connecting a sling to the columns so they could be lifted by the crane. Employee #1 had his right hand open on the load to guide it, and used his other hand to signal his coworker. As the load began to lift, it shifted, and Employee #1's right hand became caught between two columns. His middle finger was crushed. Employee #1 was transported to a health clinic and then to a hospital, where he received treatment for the crushed finger. This included surgery, during which the tip of his finger was amputated. He was released from the hospital on the same day.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Column, Construction, Crane, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Hand, Installing, Loading, Material Handling, Pinched, Rigging, Sling, Steel Erection, Truck