OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221439136

KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC.

WILLIAMSBURG, IA· 2022-02-16T00:00:00

Event: Amputation, Caught Between, Crane Load, Crane Operator, Crushed, Gantry Crane, Sling
NAICS: 333111
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345793822
Employer profile: KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC.
Summary number: 221439136
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee incurs amputation when caught between load and fork

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on February 16, 2022, an employee was moving a load of tube steel to a rack system with a gantry crane, KONECRANES Model Number A42372 and Serial Number 2138278. While moving the load, the hook of a Lift All 12-foot metal mesh sling dislodged from the eye of the gantry crane. The employee's hand was caught between the load and a nearby forklift. He was hospitalized for treatment of an unspecified amputation.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
785

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