Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131253.015 - Employee is killed when struck by steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 131253.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503570.015	11/23/2020		332312	Qualico Steel Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on November 19, 2020, the employee was welding. The employee was using a crane to flip a steel beam on one end to stand vertically. Chain rigging on the overhead crane caught the bottom of the vertical beam, causing the beam to flip and strike the employee. The employee was killed when he was caught between two beams and then fell to the ground.

Keywords: Beam, Caught Between, Crane, Fall, Rigging, Sling, Steel Beam, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503570.015	47	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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