Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481355 - EMPLOYEE'S HAND AMPUTATED BY CRANE BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 201481355 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119792612	06/05/1998	1799	0	River City Signs

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 16, 1998, Employee #1, a sign installer, was inside the personnel bucket of a truck crane. The crane operator extended the boom causing the load line ball to go up approximately one foot. Employee #1's hand was crushed between the tip of the boom and the load line ball, amputating his left thumb and middle finger. The boom was cradled over the truck cab with the personnel bucket attached to the end of the boom. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BOOM, FINGER, TRUCK CRANE, THUMB, CRUSHED, LOAD LINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119792612			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Other

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