Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1409230.015 - Jf Brennan Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1409230.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 06/19/2019

Site Address:
Jf Brennan Company Inc
1611 S. State St.
Green Bay, WI 54304

Mailing Address:
818 Bainbridge Street, La Crosse, WI 54603

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/19/2019

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 09/25/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1439239	Yes
Complaint	1465364	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120263.015

Event: 06/19/2019

Employee's arm is amputated after crushing injury

On June 19, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing counterweights on an excavator. As Employee #1 attempted to observe the alignment of the bolt hole, the 6,000-pound weight slid off the supporting brackets and fell, crushing Employee #1's forearm. The employee was transported to the hospital, where a surgical amputation of the forearm was required.

Keywords: Amputation, Arm, Bolt, Construction, Counterweight, Crushing, Excavator, Falling Object, Installing, Maintenance, Struck By, Support Cable

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409230.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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