Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202313409 - Employee Injured When Struck By Steel Plate
Accident: 202313409 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/15/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119690857 | 02/06/2003 | 3499 | Northrop Grumman | ||||
On December 15, 2002, Employee #1 was working alone preparing a 4-ft-by-4-ft-by-1-in.steel plate for a condenser housing. Employee #1 started grinding down one side of the plate for approximately one hour and was attempting to turn the plate over using a floor pendant-controlled gantry crane rated at 3 tons. Employee #1 was standing between the gantry crane rail and the load rigged alloy steel chain to the gantry crane hook and a sling hook to the plate center opening. Employee #1 started lifting the plate approximately 12-in. above the wood cribbing. The plate started to shift and fall towards the Employee #1, and he began to run from the falling plate. Employee #1 tripped over the rail and the plate fell, bounced, and struck Employee #1 on the lower leg. Employee #1 received a broken right ankle and | |||||||
Keywords:
chain, steel plate, rigging, gantry crane, tripped, struck by, sling, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119690857 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Welders and cutters |