Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170206031 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN MACHINE AND STEEL PLATE

Accident Summary Nr: 170206031 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111848719	09/14/1990	5051	0	Van Bebber Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 POUNDS USING AN OVERHEAD BRIDGE CRANE. HE ATTACHED A CLAMP THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR LIFTING STEEL PLATES TO THE EDGE AND STARTED TO LIFT THE PLATE TO A VERTICAL POSITION. WHEN IT WAS NEARLY VERTICAL, THE PLATE SLIPPED FROM THE CLAMP AND STARTED TO FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO CATCH AND HOLD THE PLATE BY HAND BUT WAS PINNED AGAINST AN ADJACENT MACHINE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CLAMP IS DESIGNED SO THAT WHEN PLACED ON THE PLATE IN ONE POSITION IT LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY UNDER THE LOAD. WHEN REVERSED THE CLAMP MUST BE LOCKED MANUALLY; THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO DO SO IN THIS CASE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN EMPLOYED BY THIS EMPLOYER FOR 25 YEARS.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111848719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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