Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303482673 - Employee killed when struck by unravelling coil of steel

Accident Summary Nr: 303482673 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303482673	07/08/2000	5051	0	Olympic Steel

Abstract: On July 8, 2000, Employee #1 was struck and killed by an unravelling coil of steel whose bands had broken. Employee #1 was moving the coil by way of a coil grabber attached to an overhead crane with pendant control when the bands snapped, causing the coil to unwind and strike Employee #1 in the head. The coil had been rebanded in-house with only two banding wires around its circumference and none through its "eye" although the steel was 0.25-inches thick. Banding procedures were found to be deficient, particularly in allowing employees to determine for themselves the number of bands needed in rebanding coils.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303482673			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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