Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362696 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Large Metal Frame

Accident Summary Nr: 201362696 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308770965	06/12/2006	3441	332312	Cives Steel Company

Abstract: On June 12, 2006, Employee #1, a worker for a steel company, was using a 10-ton overhead bridge crane with the hoist attached to a chain that measured 12 feet long and 0.5 inches in diameter. The crane was being used to move a 6,750 pound metal frame, which measured 35 feet long by 5 feet wide. After relocating the metal frame, Employee #1 released the chain from it. The frame was not in a stable position and fell on Employee #1, who was crushed and killed.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308770965			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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