Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 732867 - Employee injured when struck by chain sling hook

Accident Summary Nr: 732867 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3190923	03/28/1985	3312	0	Owen Electric Steel Co Of Sc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to hook an alloy steel chain sling with a 10 ft reach to remove skull (steel residue that had seeped into the lining of a furnace). Once the three leg, 35,000 lb capacity sling was in place, an overhead crane would pull the skull loose. Employee #1 attached the hooks of the sling to the skull and signaled to the crane operator to tighten the sling. When the sling was tightened, the hook slipped loose and struck Employee #1 in the face. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the right side of his face and possibly an injury to his right eye.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, CRANE HOOK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, SLING, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3190923			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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