Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170389522 - Welder killed when crushed by falling rack

Accident Summary Nr: 170389522 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124040015	07/29/1993	3316	0	Inland Steel Co Indiana Harbor Works

Abstract: Employee #1, who had worked as a welder in a maintenance department for 14 years, was using a cutting torch to cut a steel storage rack weighing several tons. The rack fell on Employee #1, crushing his abdomen and killing him. There were no witnesses to this incident.

Keywords: WELDER, TORCH, CRUSHED, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124040015			Fatality	Asphyxia	Welders and cutters

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