Investigation Report
Cabinet Door Fractured Worker’s Thumb During Cabinet Lowering
06-29-2015 12:00 G14221 GB 172 B RW/JT (>3 days) / Required Evacuation
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuriesHuman factors
- Manual handling
- Job safety analysisSafety communication
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Summary
A BSEE investigation examines a fractured thumb sustained while two contractors lowered a storage cabinet for blasting and painting. The cabinet door struck the worker’s thumb. Findings identify pinch-point exposure, limited English comprehension and the absence of a translator, alongside failure to complete a job safety analysis.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.