Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391554 - Employee Killed When Struck by Steel Bars

Accident Summary Nr: 201391554 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308871458	07/14/2007	3312	331221	Macsteel Jackson A Div Of Quanex Corp

Abstract: On July 14, 2007, Employee #1 was operating banding equipment. The bar stock being manufactured was being stacked automatically in J-shaped holders. The bars are about 2.556-inches in diameter and 29-feet long. The bars come out of the machine and roll down an incline against fingers and the fingers drop, allowing the bars to drop into the J-shaped holder or horn where they form a bundle of 50 and are removed with a crane and banded. The pneumatic coupling connected to the portable banding equipment broke. Employee #1 leaned over to turn off the pneumatic valve connected to the air hose supplying air pressure to the banding equipment. The machine cycled, dropping steel bars onto Employee #1's back, causing fatal injuries.

Keywords: STEEL, BACK, CRUSHED, AIR HOSE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308871458			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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