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Thomas DiCenzo, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HARTLAND, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thomas DiCenzo, Inc in HARTLAND, MAINE
Employer Thomas DiCenzo, Inc Report ID 2019076667
Address 162 Pittsfield Road City, State ZIP HARTLAND, MAINE 04943
Event Date July 2, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1415794
GPS Coordinates 44.87000, -69.44000

Incident Narrative

A crew was finishing setup of crane outriggers and then prepared to switch from a 3-sheave block to a headache ball/pill. An employee was helping to un-reeve the crane block. The operator swung the crane over to the side and placed the block on level ground. He got down from operator's cab and checked to ensure it would not topple over under its own weight. He then helped the employee remove pins from the block to remove the rope. The crane operator then went up onto the crane and heard the employee yelling. The block from the crane had shifted and pulled the wire rope down, causing the rope to tighten up. The employee's finger was caught between the crane boom tip sheave and wire rope. The crane operator ran to pick up the block and relieve tension on the wire rope. The employee suffered an amputation of the right ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2019, a worker at Thomas DiCenzo, Inc in HARTLAND, MAINE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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