Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126332.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by suspended steel coil

Accident Summary Nr: 126332.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 05/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475905.015	05/21/2020		331110	Arcelormittal-Weirton, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2020, an employee was working at a steel mill. He was operating a remotely operated overhead crane to load steel coils onto a flatbed trailer. He was retrieving the ticket on a 13,150-kilogram (29,000-lb) coil that was suspended from the crane. For unknown reasons, the crane moved. The employee was crushed between the suspended coil and a second steel coil that was located on the floor behind him. He was killed.

Keywords: Caught In, Crane, Flatbed Truck, Hoist, Material Handling, Overhead Crane, Remote Control, Steel, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475905.015	53	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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