OSHA Injury Report: 006 Knoxville TN Barnhart Crane and Rigging LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Operator drove [REDACTED] crane Unit [REDACTED] to a job site and positioned it to set outrigger pads and extend outriggers

What happened

Operator drove [REDACTED] crane [REDACTED] to a job site and positioned it to set outrigger pads and extend outriggers The crane has a storage rack on the rear to transport the outrigger pads Outrigger pads are 4 inch diameter DICAs and weigh 120 pounds The storage rack has a ramp on each side to roll the pads in and out When the crane operator positioned the crane it was on a hill and leaning some to the left side He rolled the first pad down the ramp and the second pad unintentionally rolled from its resting position at the top of the ramp He reacted and the pad slammed his left hand into a CONEX This broke the middle finger of his left hand near the base knuckle Operator was wearing standard issue gloves when this occurred We took him to an Urgent Care They xrayed it and determined that he needed to go the ER for someone to reset it as soon as possible The ER xrayed it reset it and put it in a splint The ER prescribed him medications for the pain He was released from the ER with ins

Injury or illness

Fracture to left middle finder

Object or substance involved

Conex box and pad

Summary line

Employees left hand caught in pinch point resulting in fracture to left middle finger

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.