Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164236.015 - Employee dies from facial trauma when struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 164236.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 02/20/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1729188.015	02/20/2024		332312	Barry Steel Fabrication Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 20, 2024, an employee working for a fabricated steel manufacturer was rigging a flitch plate to a 5-ton Detroit Crane with a double-leg chain. The hooks on the rigging were missing safety latches causing the plate to fall from the hoist and strike the employee. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to his face.

Keywords: Chain, Contusion, Crane, Crane Hook, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Face, Falling Object, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Inexperience, Inspection, Lack of Work Procedures, Loading, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rigging, Safety Latch, Sling, Steel, Steel Plate, Struck By, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1729188.015	39	M	Fatality

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