Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137353.015 - Employee is killed when walking on catwalk that collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 137353.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1543065.015	07/16/2021		331110	Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on July 16, 2021, an employee was walking on elevated platform (a catwalk) when it collapsed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet. The employee landed on facility piping and structural supports and was killed due to multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catwalk, Collapse, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Grating, Inadequate Maint, Pipe, Platform, Raised platform, Structural Collapse, Support Posts, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1543065.015	50	M	Fatality

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