OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397053
HIRSCHFELD STEEL CO., INC.
SAN ANGELO, TX·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 STEEL BEAMS
Investigation abstract
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING STEEL BEAMS FROM ONE SKID TO ANOTHER. AN OVERHEAD CRANE, BEING OPERATED FROM THE FLOOR, WAS USED TO LIFT THE BEAMS. EMPLOYEE #1 DI SCONNECTED THE CHAIN FROM THE 3,088 POUND STEEL BEAM AND MOVED BETWEEN TWO BEAMS TO GUIDE THE CHAIN AND HOOK. THE HOOK CAUGHT ON A FLANGE ON THE BEAM, CAUSING I T TO LEAN ON ITS SIDE AND THEN FLIP OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO BEAMS AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 28
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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