Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108864463 - W & W Steel Company

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108864463

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 02/22/1995

Site Address:
W & W Steel Company
1730 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Mailing Address:
Po Box 25369, Oklahoma City, OK 73125

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360692206

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14495949

Event: 09/15/1994

Employee dies when crushed by falling steel beams

On September 15, 1994, Employee #1, who was employed by an over-the-road trucking firm that had contracted to transport steel products to a construction site, drove his truck tractor to a steel fabricator's trailer holding yard. He connected it to a 40 ft flatbed semi-trailer upon which structural I-beams and guardrails had been loaded. He secured the load to the trailer and began the trip to a construction site about 200 miles away. He had to stop during the trip to change and adjust the chains and straps that secured the load. When he arrived at the destination, he began removing the chains and straps even though he had been warned that the load was leaning and that the straps should be left on until the load could be supported by a forklift. Employee #1 ignored this advice and removed and/or unhooked all the chains and straps that secured the rear part of the load. Shortly after the employee unhooked the last straps, part of the load fell on him and killed him.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, TRUCK DRIVER, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108864463					Occupation Not Listed

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