Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840593 - Employee injured when caught by door machine, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200840593 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 09/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300612108	10/09/2000	3312	0	Granite City Division, National Steel Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 p.m. on September 8, 2000, Employee #1, a benchman, was apparently climbing over a 35 in. tall guardrail secured to the bench level to gain access to the EQC car. A door machine with a steel frame overlapping the top rail was traveling along the bench level. Employee #1 became caught by this machine and his left pelvis and shoulder were crushed between the top rail and frame. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on October 8, 2000, as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PELVIS, BENCH OPERATOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, DOOR MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300612108			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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