Crane Service, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PETERSBURG, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Crane Service, Inc. in PETERSBURG, NEBRASKA
Employer Crane Service, Inc. Report ID 2024076318
Address Boone County near Petersburg City, State ZIP PETERSBURG, NEBRASKA 68652
Event Date July 12, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Cranes other mobile cranes
Secondary Source Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 333923 Inspection # 1767458
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -98.07000

Incident Narrative

During disassembly of a lattice boom crawler crane, an employee was guiding wire rope back to the drum through the sheaves. The wire rope pulled the employee's right hand into the sheave and his middle and ring fingers were caught between the wire rope and the sheave. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2024, a worker at Crane Service, Inc. in PETERSBURG, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with cranes other mobile cranes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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