Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639705 - Employee Is Injured When Safety Latch on Hook Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201639705 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314968728	10/20/2010	3471	332813	Ab Plating & Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: On October 18, 2010, Employee #1 was using an overhead crane to move racks between dip tanks. When the rack was being moved from the acid tank to a water tank, the safety latch on the hook of the hoist failed. Employee #1 was injured when the rack became free from the hook and fell on him. He was hospitalized for treatment of unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, OVERHEAD CRANE, DIP TANK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314968728			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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