OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762708

HABCO STEEL SERVICE INC

MEMPHIS, TN· 1989-01-13T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, SHOULDER, STEEL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, STORAGE AREA, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105554125
Employer profile: HABCO STEEL SERVICE INC
Summary number: 762708
Report ID: 454711

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling steel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing a 4 ft wide roll of sheet steel from a storage row when the other rolls of sheet steel shifted. A roll fell onto the employee, striking him on the head and shoulder. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
28

Occupation code
849

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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