Abstract: On October 16, 2003, Employee #1 was working for a company that coated galvanized steel by plating and anodizing techniques. A full-time permanent employee, he had been hired in 1997 as a machine operator in the corner bead area, and he had been transferred three weeks prior to the accident to work in the slitting department. He was trained briefly by a coworker on how to operate 2-ton crane hoisting equipment in order to transfer loads of banded steel coils. Toward the end of his shift, Employee #1 was using a Yale Model Number KEL 2-10L9-1552 crane, with Serial Number 22074301 B, to transfer a load of banded steel coils, weighing approximately 1,000 lbs, from the arbor to the skid area, when the load became dislodged from the hoist hook and fell. It struck Employee #1 on his left shoulder and arm, causing an open fracture to his left arm. He underwent surgery, and he was hospitalized for two days.