Bigge Crane & Rigging
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Bigge Crane & Rigging | Report ID | 2015118249 |
| Address | 1400 Jersey Shore Dr | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77047 |
| Event Date | November 3, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.61000, -95.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a crawler crane. The crane was boomed down and the employee was performing a repair on a sheave. While he was working on the sheave, the wire rope pulled his left index finger and crushed it resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On November 3, 2015, a worker at Bigge Crane & Rigging in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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