The hazard associated with suspended loads is many times
overlooked in our workplaces. Here is a recent incident highlighting this
hazard that injures and kills workers every year.
An
aluminum spool (roll) fell from a crane onto a worker, killing him at a west
suburban warehouse on Tuesday.
Local
fire and police officials responded to a warehouse at (location omitted) just
after noon.
What
is being called a workplace accident happened inside the warehouse, which
belongs to (company named omitted).
A
truck driver had pulled his rig into one of the bays to load up spools (rolls)
of aluminum. An employee, a 55-year-old man, was helping load a large metal
spool (roll) onto the flatbed truck.
Cranes
are attached to the rafters to transport the spools to trucks. Police say a
piece of the crane broke, possibly a strap, causing one of the spools (rolls)
to fall on the employee.
Police
say spools (roll) are possibly about 48,000 pounds. The man died immediately.
One
truck driver waiting outside to load up his truck says he heard a loud pop when
the accident occurred.
The
employee's identity was not immediately released.
We offer our sincere condolences to the deceased worker’s family,
friends, and coworkers. We offer our prayers to the workers at this workplace
who saw what happened.
Other news media reports state that a lift strap broke holding a
roll. We will update this post when further information is provided.
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