Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 852129 - Employee killed when crushed by shifting load

Accident Summary Nr: 852129 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 05/14/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103017273	08/09/1988	3499	0	Nova Metal Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were in a loading bay using a pendant controlled overhead crane to remove steel plates from a flat bed truck. While they were attempting to reposition the load from underneath with rollers, the load slipped from the material handling shoes, causing the plates to shift away from the truck bed. Employee #1 was crushed between the steel plates and the loading bay wall. Emergency services were called and Employee #1 was extricated and transported to the hospital, where he died a few days later.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103017273			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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