Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 760421 - EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALLING I-BEAMS.

Accident Summary Nr: 760421 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18568428	03/03/1989	3441	0	Carolina Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 9:55 a.m. on March 2, 1989, Employee #1 was attempting to hook up a stack of I-beams with a chain sling to move them to his work station. One of the hooks on the sling apparently became caught on a flange projection on one of the I-beams. This caused the bundle of beams to become unbalanced, which caused them to fall over and strike Employee #1, pinning him between the falling beams and another stack of beams. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead from his injuries at approximately 11:00 a.m. the same day of the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, CHAIN, PINNED, TORSO, CRUSHED, SLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18568428			Fatality	Other	Punching and stamping press machine operators

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