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Accident: 14323752 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Metal Grate

Accident: 14323752 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 03/21/1991
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10714828003/25/19911629Retec Inc.
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10715990703/25/199134464c Fabrication, Inc.
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10715947703/25/199134464c Fabrication, Inc.
On March 21, 1991, Employee #1 was standing near a table against which two metal grates were leaning, one on each side. One grate had been spot-welded to a gusset against the table. The grate on the other side, which weighed 3000 lb and measured approximately 8 ft by 9 ft, was being lifted by a Merrill-USA 1-ton plate clamp attached to an Alliance 15-ton overhead crane. This grate struck the steel table, causing the other grate to collapse backward away from the table, striking Employee #1 and killing him.
Keywords: suspended load, grating, inattention, struck against, struck by, unstable position
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 107148280 Occupation Not Listed
2 107159907 Occupation Not Listed
3 107159477 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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