Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100644533 - Al-Tech Specialty Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100644533

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 08/25/1987

Site Address:
Al-Tech Specialty Steel Corporation
66 Howard Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048

Mailing Address:
Willowbrook Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	71661540	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14485007

Event: 08/25/1987

Employee injured in fall from cab of stacker crane

Employee #1 and a coworker, both maintenance workers, were assessing a malfunctioning stacker crane. They visually checked the mast and did not see anything wrong. Employee #1 entered the cab and operated the hoisting mechanism while his coworker observed from below. The crane malfunctioned, dropped the cab several feet, and then started to move, causing Employee #1 to fall out. The crane and trolley continued to move, striking the storage racks that were in its path. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, MAINTENANCE, HOISTING MECHANISM, STACKER CRANE, WORK RULES, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100644533			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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