OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296651
SUPERIOR STEEL ERECTORS, INC.
JESSUP, MD·
Event description
Iron worker killed in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At about 2:00 p.m. on March 25, 1988, Employee #1, an experienced iron worker fo r Superior Steel Erectors, Inc., of Pasadena, MD, was positioned on a section of a bar joist of the roof of the two-story structure in Jessup, MD. The employee was preparing to weld a steel header to the bar joist, which would be used to ac commodate a metal HVAC duct. To weld the header, the employee first had to move a section of metal roof decking from where the header was to be installed. Emplo yee #1 fell 14 ft 2 1/2 in. to the second floor of concrete and died after being transported to the hospital. Ppe such as a safety belt was not used and a catch platform was not under the work area.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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