Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170228639 - Employee drowned in water pit

Accident Summary Nr: 170228639 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110673118	05/04/1990	3321	0	Rouge Steel Co

Abstract: Employee #1, of the Rouge Steel Company, was checking for steel coil numbers underneath a pickling line platform alongside a conveyor line. The platform was 34 in. wide. The conveyor line had open sides that measured 28 in. wide by 8 to 10 ft deep. While walking along the conveyor line, Employee #1 tripped and fell into a 29 ft deep water pit that was tainted with chemicals. Employee #1 drowned. Citations were issued for serious violations of 1411 (1)(3), 213 (2), 215 (2), 231 (6), and 13 (3).

Keywords: TRIPPED, CONVEYOR, PIT, FALL, DROWN, CHEMICAL, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110673118			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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