Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201853066 - Employee Is Crushed By Arms Of An Electric Arc Furnace

Accident Summary Nr: 201853066 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305359630	07/24/2002	1711	238210	Artisan Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: On July 24, 2002, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing an electric arc furnace. Employee #1 was on one part of the three-phase arm preparing to weld the control column. The central arm was suspended over its column. A coworker, testing the electric circuit, opened the circuit breaker, allowing the phase arms to rise to their maximum height. The central arm rolled over onto Employee #1, crushing him against the phase arm. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: FURNACE, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, WELDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305359630			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Other

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