OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221381502

ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC

SAINT JOSEPH, MO· 2021-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment Hook, Catch Point, Caught Between, Finger, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Instantaneous amputation, Marking, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Welder, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 333924
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345477400
Employer profile: ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Summary number: 221381502
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee partially amputates thumb when caught in hoist rigg

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 p.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a manufacturer of industrial trucks and machinery was moving an upper boom. The employee accidently pressed the raise button instead of the lower button. He caught his right thumb between the hoist hook and lifting attachment as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to a portion of his thumb.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
783

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