OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382089
S E S TECHNICAL INC.
HENNEPIN, IL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN STEEL COIL AND A GENERATOR HOUSING
Investigation abstract
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE L.T.V. STEEL COMPANY, INC.'S COLD ROLLING MILL, LOC ATED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS, AND EAST OF STATE ROUTE 71 . EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING 8 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE COIL INFEED CONVEYOR UPENDE R, NEAR THE 500 KW GENERATOR AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE 83 INCH COLD TEMPERI NG MILL. A 58,000 POUND, 83 INCH DIAMETER, 34 INCH WIDE STEEL COIL FELL OFF THE UPENDER AND ROLLED THROUGH 2 PARTLY SECURED HAND RAILS, OVER AN ELECTRIC CONTROL BOX ON 2 STEEL POSTS AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE SOUTH EAST EDGE OF THE GENERATOR HOUSING.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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