Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237697 - CRUSHED BETWEEN HEAVY METAL INGOTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14237697 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/19/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100287903	05/20/1986	4491	0	Little Rock Terminal Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100287911	05/20/1986	7363	0	Personnel Pool Of Little Rock, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WAITING FOR TWO 1-TON INGOTS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SECOND OF TWO STACKS OF FOUR FOR HOISTING. A DOUBLE CHAIN SLING WAS POSITIONED ON EACH SIDE OF THE INGOTS. EACH EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A FINAL SECTION OF CHAIN AWAY FROM THE STACK AS INGOTS WERE BEING ADDED TO THE STACK. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY DROPPED HIS SECTION OF CHAIN. IT SWUNG BETWEEN THE COMPLETED STACK AND THE NEARLY COMPLETED STACK. AS HE WENT TO RETRIEVE IT, HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FINAL TWO INGOTS BEING PLACED ON THE SECOND STACK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH AGAINST THE COMPLETED STACK.

Keywords: CHAIN, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SLING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100287903					Occupation Not Listed
2	100287911			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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