Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650141 - Employee killed when crushed by falling load of sand

Accident Summary Nr: 200650141 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300480977	09/03/1997	3321	0	De Pere Foundry Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 3, 1997, Employee #1 entered a foundry through a side door. A cab-operated bridge crane was carrying a large sand mold in a drag flask. He was walking in the path of the crane when approximately 3,000 lb of chemically hardened sand fell out of the flask. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The sand fell from the flask because it had not completely cured before it was moved. The crane operator apparently did not see Employee #1 because of the slipping sand and because of the blind spot created by the floor of the cab as the crane nears the side door.

Keywords: SAND, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FOUNDRY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300480977			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, production occupations

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