Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762689 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by a Falling Metal Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201762689 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308592385	05/30/2006	3443	332420	Houston Blow Pipe & Steel Plate Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was apparently maneuvering an overhead crane when a metal plate separated from the lifting clamp and fell. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The metal plate was approximately 4-ft wide on one end and 8.5-ft wide at the opposite end by 14-ft long by 2-in. thick and weighed approximately 7,330 lbs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, METAL SHEET, OVERHEAD CRANE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308592385			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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