Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14348312 - Employee killed when decapitated by wire rope strands

Accident Summary Nr: 14348312 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 12/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1177385	12/13/1984	3272	0	Gary Concrete Products, Inc.-Savannah Prestress

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were manufacturing precast prestressed reinforced concrete bridge beams and tying rebar along a 4-beam type IV bridge beam bed. He was approximately 14 feet north of A-frame #2, bending over the beam bed, when the elevating device (a Medco hold-down device) at A-frame #2 broke. This resulted in the collapse of a stressed drape of eight 1/2 inch wire rope strands, which struck Employee #1 across the back of the neck, decapitating him.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, DECAPITATED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1177385			Fatality	Amputation	Hand packers and packagers

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