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S&B Industrial Contracting Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at S&B Industrial Contracting Inc. in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer S&B Industrial Contracting Inc. Report ID 2018088224
Address 550 Leetsdale Industrial Drive, Building 400 City, State ZIP LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15056
Event Date August 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1342166
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -80.21000

Incident Narrative

On Saturday, August 11, 2018, four employees were unloading a barge containing structural steel. One employee was operating an overhead crane remotely when the cable jumped off the hoist. The injured employee went on the crane to see if there was anything he could do to get it back on track. While he was trying to get the cable back on track, tension developed in the cable, severing the ring, middle, and index fingers of his left hand and the index and middle fingers of his right hand.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2018, a worker at S&B Industrial Contracting Inc. in LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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