Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112450.015 - Employee's right pinky finger is pinched in load block

Accident Summary Nr: 112450.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348540.015	12/10/2018		238310	Brand Energy Services

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 20, 2018, an employee was operating an overhead monorail crane to hoist racks of insulation blankets. At some point, the employee had his right hand wrapped around the load line while using the pendant controls with his left hand to raise the load. The employee's fingers were caught in the load block sheave with the right pinky finger sustaining an unspecified injury. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to the right pinky finger to pin and stitch the digit.

Keywords: Caught In, Crane, Crane Block, Finger, Hoist, Load Line, Pendant Control, Pinched, Pinned

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair			6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1348540.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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