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Accident Summary Nr: 14369227 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN HEAVY OBJECTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14369227 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101562809	03/17/1986	3312	0	Ltv Steel Corp., Warren Works

Abstract: A CRANE OPERATOR WAS USING A PENDANT CONTROLLED, 45 TON OVERHEAD CRANE TO PLACE A FINISHING MILL GUIDE, WEIGHING ABOUT 3 1/2 TONS, ONTO A TRANSFER BUGGY. THE BUGGY WAS ALREADY LOADED WITH 4 LARGE RUFFING MILL WORK ROLLS. HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE HOOK FROM THE CHAIN ASSEMBLY "D" RING, BUT THE RING STUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 MOUNTED THE TRANSFER BUGGY, BETWEEN THE SUSPENDED GUIDE BOX AND A MILL ROLL, TO ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE "D" RING. THE GUIDE BOX SUDDENLY SLID TOWARD HIM, STRIKING HIM IN THE WAIST/HIP AREA AND CRUSHING HIM AGAINST ONE OF THE WORK ROLLS. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: CRANE HOOK, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, HIP, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101562809			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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