OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521389

MIDWEST STEEL & ALLOY CORP.

CANTON, IL· 1986-10-22T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CUTTING AND BURNING, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100134428
Employer profile: MIDWEST STEEL & ALLOY CORP.
Summary number: 14521389
Report ID: 524500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH DISASSEMBLING MACHINE WITH TORCH

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING UP PARTS OF A MACHINE FOR SALVAGE. WHEN HE CUT A SUPPORT ING SECTION THE TOP PART OF THE MACHINE FELL ONTO HIM, CRUSHING HIS CHEST. THE E MPLOYEE FAILED TO PLAN THE OPERATION SO THAT ALL CUT PARTS WOULD BE SUPPORTED WH EN THEY WERE CUT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
783

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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