Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 869206 - EMPLOYEE PINNED BY FALLING STEEL AND IS KILLED

Accident Summary Nr: 869206 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 11/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101238525	11/13/1989	3443	0	Riwco Corp.

Abstract: Employee # 2 was operating a twenty ton overhead crane and was lifting a large draft tube assembly measuring 191 inches long by 132 inches high made of ten large steel plates of 0.75-in.-thick steel with individual dimensions of approximately 5ft by 10.5ft. The assembly was attached with a two leg sling and fastened to a lifting lug approximately at the center to balance the load. The weld on the lug broke and the assembly dropped. It fell on Employee #1, pinned him against a steel parts bin and killed him.

Keywords: CRANE HOOK, STRUCK AGAINST, SUSPENDED LOAD, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101238525			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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