Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170571764 - Employee's leg amputated after being crushed by steel load

Accident Summary Nr: 170571764 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126496413	06/07/1996	3312	0	Thyssen Steel Group-Richburg

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 10-ton overhead crane, serial #81240, to move pallets of coiled steel. He was lifting a 5,000 lb load of steel when it fell on his right lower leg. He suffered massive injuries to the leg, which had to be surgically amputated at the knee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, SUSPENDED LOAD, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126496413			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crane and tower operators

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