Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170220834 - Employee killed when struck by swinging die

Accident Summary Nr: 170220834 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114873920	04/07/1993	3714	0	Gm Powertrain Group Components Factory #84

Abstract: On April 7, 1993, Employee #1, of GM Cadillac Division, was helping a coworker hook a die to be moved by a cab-operated overhead crane. After attaching the load, the operator raised the die. The crane was not centered over the die and the die swung and pinned Employee #1 between the die and a steel barrier. He died. A willful serious citation was issued.

Keywords: DIE, STEEL BEAM, PINNED, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114873920			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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