Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2020099262
Address 610 County Road 19 City, State ZIP ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57401
Event Date September 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 45.44000, -98.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was raising a scissor lift when his right hand was caught between the top rail of the lift and a pipe. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were broken.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2020, a worker at Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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