Crane Service, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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