Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200030252 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Magnet

**Accident: 200030252 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 02/25/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
300032778	02/26/1997	5093	Cozzi Iron & Metal, Inc.

Employee #1, of Cozzi Iron and Metal, was performing his regular duties when the drag cable broke on a C-5 crane that was holding a 7,500 lb magnet. He was struck by the falling magnet and killed.

Keywords: iron worker, suspended load, broken cable, equipment failure, hoist, struck by, falling object, crane

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	300032778			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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