Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14234587 - Employee killed when struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 14234587 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/24/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102272390	05/25/1988	3537	0	Autoquip Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 walked into an area where a coworker had completed welding one side of a 1,400 pound base plate for a lifting device. A plate clamp had been attached to one end of the base plate and raised to a 70 degree angle. As Employee #1 came into the area to help the coworker push the base plate over, he walked up to the coworker to say something. Employee #1 was standing below the suspended load when the plate clamp released, causing the load to fall on him, killing him.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102272390			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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