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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14203681

BEAM,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,LEG

Event
BEAM,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,ARM,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14203681
Report ID
1054112

Event description

EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY FALLING ROOF SUPPORT BEAMS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 & #2 HAD COMPLETED MOVING A PURLIN (ROOF BEAM) INTO POSITION TO BE HOISTED BY THE CRANE AND WERE ON THEIR WAY TO MOVE ANOTHER PURLIN IN FROM THE OU TSIDE. THE CRANE BOOM SUDDENLY STRUCK THE MAIN BEAM, RESULTING IN PRESSURE WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN BEAM TO BOW AWAY FROM THE WEST WALL. THIS CAUSED 13 PURLINS (NO T NAILED OR OTHERWISE SECURED TO THEIR HANGARS) TO FALL TO THE FLOOR. THE MAIN B EAM WAS ALSO UNSECURED. THE FALLING PURLINS DID NOT STRIKE EITHER EMPLOYEE DIREC TLY. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY AND RELEASED WITH ONLY MINOR BR UISES ON THE ARMS AND LEGS.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    569
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    569
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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