Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470694 - Employee dies after being struck by falling spreader bar

Accident Summary Nr: 14470694 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 03/19/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
775726	03/20/1986	3441	0	High Steel Structures Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a welder, was at a site where an overhead crane was using a spreader beam to lift a large piece of sheet steel. The wire hoist rope tore in the swage and the load fell. The spreader beam struck Employee #1 on the head. He later died of his injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, WELDER, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SPREADER BAR, HOISTLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	775726			Fatality	Concussion	Welders and cutters

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