Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103830.015 - Employee is struck in face by crane chain sling hook

Accident Summary Nr: 103830.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287808.015	03/14/2018		332111	Finkl Steel Composite

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on December 11, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that forged iron and steel. He was getting ready to remove a large piece of steel from a saw table. To do this, he was using a two-hook chain sling and an overhead crane. As he started to lift the machine, one of the chain sling hooks caught on the machine frame. It slipped and struck the employee in his face. He sustained a fractured mandible, cuts and lacerations. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain, Crane, Crane Hook, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Laceration, Overhead Crane, Struck By, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1287808.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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