Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120262.015 - Employee amputates both legs when caught in crane cable wire

Accident Summary Nr: 120262.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434174.015	09/27/2019		321113	Georgia-Pacific Wfs Llc

Abstract: At 11:12 a.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee was respooling crane cable wire rope on a winch drum. The the grapple claw on the end of the wire rope fell pulling the rope taut while the employee was standing between the loose cable and the winch drum. Both of the employee's legs were amputated, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Caught Between, Caught In, Crane, Falling Object, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Unstable Position, Winch, Wire Rope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434174.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Specified mechanics and repairers

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