OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221642366

BARRY STEEL FABRICATION INC

LOCKPORT, NY· 2024-02-20T00:00:00

Event: Chain, Contusion, Crane, Crane Hook, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Face, Falling Object, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Inexperience, Inspection, Lack of Work Procedures, Loading, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rigging, Safety Latch, Sling, Steel, Steel Plate, Struck By, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347291882
Employer profile: BARRY STEEL FABRICATION INC
Summary number: 221642366
Report ID: 0213600

Event description

Employee dies from facial trauma when struck by falling load

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on February 20, 2024, an employee working for a fabricated steel manufacturer was rigging a flitch plate to a 5-ton Detroit Crane with a double-leg chain. The hooks on the rigging were missing safety latches causing the plate to fall from the hoist and strike the employee. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to his face.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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