McNally / Kiewit JV DVT
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO
| Employer | McNally / Kiewit JV DVT | Report ID | 2019077713 |
| Address | 2240 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | City, State ZIP | CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 |
| Event Date | July 29, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Cranes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | 1422700 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.49000, -81.60000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rigging a muck box on a crane. As the crane operator hoisted slack out of the rigging, one of the lifting eyes did not align. The employee attempted to hit the lifting eye with his hand to straighten it out when his left ring, middle, and index fingertips were crushed by the muck box lifting eye, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2019, a worker at McNally / Kiewit JV DVT in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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