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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315055632 - Afco Steel Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 315055632
Report ID: 0627100
Date Opened: 12/28/2010

Site Address:
Afco Steel Llc
600 South 28th Street
Van Buren, AR 72956

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/26/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/17/2011


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100265917

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200264075
Event: 12/25/2010
Worker Loading Steel Girder Onto Truck Is Killed in Fall

On December 25, 2010, an employee was working for a firm that fabricated structural steel products. He was helping to load a 12-ton steel girder approximately 30 feet long onto a truck bed. The employee had unhooked the dog hooks, and he was descending a ladder when the load shifted. The load hit the ladder the employee was on, causing him to fall off. He fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the ground. He sustained a puncture wound, and he was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, STEEL BEAM, METAL SHOP, LADDER, LOAD SHIFT, TRUCK, FALL, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315055632 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
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