Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14449953 - Employee killed when crushed by collapsing steel products

Accident Summary Nr: 14449953 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107731333	07/18/1988	5051	0	West Central Steel, Inc.

Abstract: On July 15, 1988, Employee #1 was cleaning inside a steel storage racking system. This racking system contained 40 ft lengths of tube steel, bar steel, and angle steel. An upright steel member, which was welded at the base, was retaining this steel product. The end upright was one of a series of three uprights retaining one side of this racking system. The welded base sheared off at the weld seam, apparently from side pressure, and the upright along with the steel product shifted into the area where Employee #1 was cleaning. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the falling upright and steel product.

Keywords: STEEL, CLEANING, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, SHEARED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107731333			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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