OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470124

CRANE BALL,STEEL BLOCK,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FALLING OBJECT

1986-11-23T00:00:00

Event: CRANE BALL,STEEL BLOCK,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14470124
Report ID: 317500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by steel block

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a pouring platform. Meanwhile, in an unrelated job, w orkers were using an 8 in. by 8 in. by 15 in. steel block to dislodge an ingot s tuck in a mold. Using a crane, they dropped a 4,100 lb steel ball onto the 256 l b block from a height of about 75 ft. The ball struck a glancing blow to the blo ck and propelled it down the pit area. The block fell 171 ft, striking and killi ng Employee #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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