Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14469282 - Employee struck and killed by flying scrap metal

Accident Summary Nr: 14469282 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 04/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770783	04/25/1984	7389	0	Railcar Reduction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was a management official observing a scrap breaking process. He was approximately 45 feet away when an American crawler crane, with the aid of a magnet, lifted an approximately 8 ton steel ball and dropped it onto steel scrap. An approximately 200 lb piece of metal scrap flew out, deflected off the crane, and struck Employee #1 on the head. He was killed. Causal factors of this accident include that there was no scrap pit, no enclosed area, no warning signs, and no communication between the crane operator and others in the area.

Keywords: LADLE, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, SCRAP YARD, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CRANE OPERATOR, COMMUNICATION, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1770783			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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