Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562501 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201562501 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314189291	06/24/2010	3411	332431	Rocky Mountain Welding & Fabricating

Abstract: On June 24, 2010, Employee #1 was working at a facility specializing in the manufacturing of above ground fuel storage tanks. During the manufacturing of a cylinder, a piece of sheet metal was fed into a roller, and then lifted from the roller using an overhead trolley crane for transport. As the trolley crane traversed a cylinder across the facility, the rigging on the crane broke free, causing the cylinder to fall and strike Employee #1 in the head. The cylinder then fell to ground and tipped over, crushing Employee #1's chest. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, where he later died due to his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, STEEL TUBE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314189291			Fatality	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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