Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631728 - Employee Dies from Being Struck by a Coupling

Accident Summary Nr: 201631728 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 04/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304108491	04/24/2001	5093	0	Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:01 p.m. on April 24, 2001, Employee #1 died when a coupling struck his head causing head trauma. Employee #1 was maintaining a shredder. He was operating the hydraulic cylinder control box when one of the hydraulic lines broke. The coupling then hit Employee #1's head, causing substantial head trauma. He died at the scene.

Keywords: LEAK, HEAD, UNSECURED, HYDRAULIC LINE, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304108491			Fatality	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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