Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315751438 - Albany Steel Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315751438

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 12/02/2011

Site Address:
Albany Steel Inc.
566 Broadway
Menands, NY 12201

Mailing Address:
Po Box 4006, Albanys, NY 12204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3443

NAICS: 332313/Plate Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/2013

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200742724

Event: 12/01/2011

Employee Dies Falling from Ladder

Employee #1 was attempting to repair a bent runway conductor rail on an overhead crane, by bending the rail back into alignment with a pipe wrench, when he recieved an electric shock from a conductor rail. Employee #1 fell 18 ft from a fiberglass extension ladder, striking his head on the concrete floor below. Employee died as a result of this accdent and his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOCK, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, FALL, CONCRETE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315751438			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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