Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14247092 - Employee killed when struck by falling steel

Accident Summary Nr: 14247092 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 05/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100406297	05/12/1987	3312	0	Ltv Steel Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a member of a two-man material handling crew, had just placed two lift loads of 0.25-in. by 19.5-ft steel flats that were secured with two steel bands apiece, one on top of the other. After disconnecting the chains, he had turned to walk away when the bottom lift collapsed, causing it and the lift above it to fall over onto him. Employee #1 was crushed to death. The two lifts weighed over 9 tons.

Keywords: STEEL, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100406297			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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