Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159513.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by electric arc furnace

Accident Summary Nr: 159513.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694841.015	08/30/2023		331110	Globe Metallurgical, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on August 23, 2023, an employee was inspecting the flop gate on a feed bin of a FeSi electric arc furnace that was not functioning properly. The employee went to a winch room above the furnace and climbed onto a platform above the furnace and over the guard rails onto the top of the bin. The employee asked their coworkers to activate the flop gate and was crushed when the machine parts activated. The employee was killed as a result of rib fractures, contusions, and internal bleeding.

Keywords: Activated, Contusion, Crushed, Fracture, Furnace, Gate, HVAC, Internal Bleeding, Rib, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1694841.015	59	M	Fatality

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.