July 30, 1985
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
S-S-S Inc · Struck by falling object
THREE MEN WERE BEGINNING TO INSTALL A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FROM A CRANE FOR UNROLLING. THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE ROLL SLIPPED THROUGH A CLEVIS ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO SLID E OFF A PIPE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROLL. THE ROLL FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INCREASED BY THE FACT THAT THE ROLL WAS HOISTED HIGHER THAN NECESS