Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14397053 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 STEEL BEAMS

Accident Summary Nr: 14397053 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/31/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102336252	01/05/1988	3441	0	Hirschfeld Steel Co., Inc.

Abstract: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING STEEL BEAMS FROM ONE SKID TO ANOTHER. AN OVERHEAD CRANE, BEING OPERATED FROM THE FLOOR, WAS USED TO LIFT THE BEAMS. EMPLOYEE #1 DISCONNECTED THE CHAIN FROM THE 3,088 POUND STEEL BEAM AND MOVED BETWEEN TWO BEAMS TO GUIDE THE CHAIN AND HOOK. THE HOOK CAUGHT ON A FLANGE ON THE BEAM, CAUSING IT TO LEAN ON ITS SIDE AND THEN FLIP OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO BEAMS AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102336252			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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