Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170389068 - Employee dies when asphyxiated by falling metal sheets

Accident Summary Nr: 170389068 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114996291	03/10/1995	3351	0	Olin Brass

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting the legs off a 6 in. I-beam on a free standing steel storage rack. When the last leg was cut from the rack, it tipped forward. The rack was holding two 2 in. thick sheets measuring 72 1/2 in. by 25 1/2 in. and 107 in. by 25 1/2 in. and weighing approximately 2,000 lb. As the rack tipped, the sheets fell on Employee #1 and crushed his chest. He died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, METAL SHEET, CRUSHED, STORAGE RACK, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114996291			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

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