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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1370219.015 - Gerdau Ameristeel Us, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 1370219.015
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 01/14/2019

Site Address:
Gerdau Ameristeel Us, Inc.
1500 West 3rd Street Po Box 1059
Wilton, IA 52778

Mailing Address:
1500 West 3rd Street Po Box 1059, Wilton, IA 52778

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills


Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2019


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1400913 Yes
Inspection 1375852 Yes
Inspection 1375864 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113342.015
Event: 11/07/2018
Employee fractures several ribs when dragged over crane rail

At 7:15 a.m. on November 7, 2018, an employee was setting up an Ace World Companies 15 Ton Overhead Crane and connected his lanyard to a horizontal lifeline mounted on the building wall. The employee was pulled over the railing of the crane when the lanyard's snap hook came into contact with an eye bolt of a horizontal lifeline and fractured several ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught By, Dragged, Fracture, Lanyard, Overhead Crane, Rib

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1370219.015 62 M Hospitalized injury Electrical and electronic engineers
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