Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 51647.015 - Employee is crushed between metal ingots and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 51647.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/28/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
936371.015	08/28/2013		331110	A. Finkl & Sons Co.

Abstract: At approximately 5:20 a.m. on August 28, 2013, Employee #1, a machine shop helper, was moving a load of metal ingots with a radio controlled crane, Number 8138. The metal ingots were 210 inches by 26 inches by 25 foot long weighing approximately 32, 000 pounds. He was working alone and became pinned between the frame of the furnace and the metal ingot. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Chest, Crane, Crushed, Pinned, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	936371.015	51	M	Fatality		Machinists

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