Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Able Rigging Contractors
Start: 5/3/2025

1 amputation · 2025054172 · 5/3/2025 · Able Rigging Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Cranes tower, self-erecting, pillar, hammerhead
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Able Rigging Contractors
Location: 329 Clarkson Ave, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11201
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was breaking down a tower crane and removing the boom. His right hand was crushed between the boom as it was being lowered and the crane's turntable. The employee sustained a crushing injury to their hand and the amputation of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown