OSHA Injury Report: Big 4 Erectors, L.P.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Injured employee and another employee were dismantling a crane. Removing the outriggers from the crane using jack stands IW was on one side of the crane and the other employee was on the opposite side. Both Employees were trying to remove the pins holding the outriggers together by hitting them with sledgehammers. Once the other employee got to a stopping point to rest IW decided to take over.

What happened

Noticing the pin was almost out IW decided to take it out using his left hand. Once he took out the pin the tension that was holding the outriggers together decompressed all at once pinching his hand in the process (Mechanism of Injury). IW immediately let his supervisor know who then transported him to Next Level Urgent Care (Cypress) to seek a medical assessment.

Injury or illness

hand got pinched in-between the crane 's outrigger and a jack stand that was being used to dismantle it.

Object or substance involved

crane 's outrigger and a jack stand

Summary line

Left thumb caught in crane outrigger resulting in a broken thumb.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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