Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171054091 - Employee injured when struck in the face by chain

Accident Summary Nr: 171054091 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126756683	03/19/1996	3443	0	Pdm Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to unload plate steel. He placed a chain sling around some steel plates and a crane picked it up and deposited it on the edge of a storage rack. Employee #1 then unhooked the sling and signaled the crane operator to pull the chain free because the weight of the steel plates was resting on it. As the chain became taut, the hook caught on the frame of the storage rack and snapped. The chain recoiled and struck Employee #1 in the face.

Keywords: CHAIN, STEEL PLATE, HOISTING MECHANISM, CAUGHT BY, OFF LOADING, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, SLING, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126756683			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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