OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14476444
THE WORTHINGTON STEEL COMPANY
MONROE, OH·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by falling steel coil
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was preparing four coils of steel, each weighing approximately 3 ton e he was pronounced dead on arrival. His injuries included right and left rib fr actures; torn liver, spleen and diaphragm; and a completely transected aorta. s, for recoiling. The coils were banded in pairs and placed on one horn or leg o f a turnstile. The employee started cutting the bands on the first (outside pair ) coils; they were banded in four areas. As the last band was cut, the outside c oil, which measured 14.37 in. wide, was resting on a 4 in. wide section of the h orn of the turnstile. The coil slipped off the horn, striking the employee and c rushing him against an adjacent piece of equipment. After striking and crushing the employee, the coil seated itself in an upright position below the horn of th e turnstile. Employee #1 was transported by life squad to a local hospital, wher
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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