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Accident: 201087921 - Employee Is Killed By Steel Column That Shifts During Lift
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 306362054 | 06/10/2006 | 3441 | Olson & Co Steel |
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 9, 2006, Employee #1 was working at the Olson & Co. Steel fabrication facility in Fresno, CA. He was in a concrete pit that was about 24-feet long, 3-feet wide, and 13-feet deep. He was making an attachment so that a coworker, using a 10-ton overhead traveling crane, could hoist a 20-inch high by 17-inch wide by 18-foot, 6-inch-long H-beam steel column weighing approximately five tons out of the pit. When the lift began, the column shifted and crushed Employee #1 against the wall of the pit. He sustained injuries to his abdomen. Further, he was asphyxiated, and he was killed.
Keywords:
beam, abdomen, asphyxiated, steel column, crushed, steel erection, pit, falling object
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306362054 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Welders and cutters |