Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 734459 - Employee killed when caught between launders

Accident Summary Nr: 734459 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105421663	07/10/1987	3312	0	Georgetown Steel Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning slag from the #1 launder on the casting floor. He was standing between the #1 and #2 launders when a coworker started moving the ladle car out. The west end of the moving ladle car hit the #2 launder, and Employee #1 was caught between the #1 and #2 launders. He sustained crushing injuries to his chest and was killed. The ladle car travels 7 ft 6 in. per minute.

Keywords: CHEST, PINNED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105421663			Fatality	Other	Molding and casting machine operators

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