Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 521492 - Employee killed when struck by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 521492 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100848787	03/08/1990	1791	0	Derr And Gruenewald Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100848886	03/08/1990	1542	0	Ge Johnson Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100848928	03/08/1990	3441	0	Midwest Steel Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100848878	03/08/1990	4213	0	Husker Express

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, both iron workers, were rigging structural steel beams that were to be hoisted by crane from a truck to a storage area. After securing a beam to a sling with sorting hooks, Employee #1 walked under the beam as it was being raised. The beam became detached from the sling, fell and struck Employee #1 in the back, killing him.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, STRUCK BY, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100848787	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100848886			Occupation Not Listed
3	100848928			Occupation Not Listed
4	100848878			Occupation Not Listed

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