Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470058 - Two employees killed when struck by falling steel billets

Accident Summary Nr: 14470058 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/24/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
896365	09/25/1986	3743	0	Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were unhooking a crane load. They were standing next to an 80 in. high pile of steel billets; each billet was 6 3/4 in. square by 35 ft long, and weighed 2 1/2 tons. Three billets fell off the top of the pile and struck Employees #1 and #2, killing them.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	896365			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	896365			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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