Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 65910.015 - One employee killed and one burnt when splashed by molten me

Accident Summary Nr: 65910.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/06/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
988192.015	08/04/2014		331110	Commercial Metals Company

Abstract: At about 2:00 p.m. on August 6, 2014, Employee #1, a back man, and Employee #2, a crane operator, were moving a ladle full of molten metal weighing 120 tons. The right side J-hook did not come off of the ladle, which pulled it off of the platform, causing it to fall approximately 40 feet to the ground. The molten metal splashed onto Employee #1 and Employee #2, burning both of them. They were both hospitalized and Employee #1 died due to 67 percent of his body being burned.

Keywords: Burn, Crane, Molten Metal, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	988192.015	21	M	Fatality		Crane and tower operators

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