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Accident Summary Nr: 607267 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LARGE PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 607267 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101358166	02/08/1988	5093	0	Goldberg Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A YARD LABORER TO CUT STEEL SCRAP INTO PIECES SMALL ENOUGH TO SHIP TO STEEL COMPANIES. ON FEBRUARY 1, 1988, HE WAS CUTTING UP A TRASH DUMP BODY. FOR SOME REASON, HE PLACED HIMSELF UNDER A LARGE PIECE OF THE TRASH DUMP BODY WHICH HAD BEEN PARTIALLY CUT THROUGH. THE PIECE OF STEEL, WHICH WAS 10 FEET LONG, 4 FEET WIDE AND 1/2 INCH THICK, FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THE BODY WAS NOT DISCOVERED FOR AN ESTIMATED 2 HOURS.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, STEEL, WORK RULES, SCRAP YARD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101358166			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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