Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142325.015 - Employee sustains crushing injury to left index finger while

Accident Summary Nr: 142325.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546221.015	08/03/2021		331110	O'Brien Steel Service Co.

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on July 18, 2021, Employee #1 was operating an overhead crane using a crane pendant in his right hand while placing a wooden block under the end of a 50-foot steel I-beam with his left hand. The I-beam had been rigged with a company-made hook device and a chain sling. As Employee #1 was lifting the I-beam, the rigging hook released from the beam. The employee's left index finger was crushed from mid-knuckle to tip. Emergency response resulted in hospitalization.

Keywords: Crane Lifting Beam, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Knuckle, Lifting, Overhead Crane

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1546221.015	42	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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