Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201055951 - Employee injured when crushed by falling I beams
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119820330 | 12/17/2001 | 3448 | 332311 | Ramcast Steel & Tube Co. |
Abstract: On December 17, 2001, Employee #1, an employee of Tech Steel and Supply Co., was driving a flatbed truck into the yard of Ramcast Steel and Tube to pick up an order of four channels. Employee #1 had worked for Tech Steel for one week, had never been trained in safety, and was an unlicensed driver. Upon arriving at Ramcast Steel, Employee #1 drove down the yard road on the left side of the street, when he felt an impact as a result of running into a stored I-beam that was projecting from the storage racks. Ramcast Steel is a distributor of steel beams and tubes that has an outdoor storage warehouse and yard. He got out of the car and saw that three I-beams had fallen onto Employee #2 of Ramcast Steel. Employee #2 was crushed by the I-beams. He died as result of his injuries.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119820330 | Fatality | Other | Driver-sales workers |
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