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Accident: 201392826 - Overhead Crane'S Lift Bolt Breaks, Falling Load Kills Worker

Accident: 201392826 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/21/2013
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31541242903/21/20133089Mollertech Llc
On March 21, 2013, Employee #1, a 39-year-old male with Mollertech LLC, was using an overhead crane to move injection die from storage area using wrong size lift bolt. Lift bolt failed causing the suspended die to fall. The falling die struck Employee #1 and another stored die on the floor. Employee #1 was killed in the event.
Keywords: crane hook, suspended load, crushed, bolt, overhead crane, crane block, crane operator, falling object, crane
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 315412429 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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