OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14296784
L R WILLSON & SONS, INC
JESSUP, MD·
Event description
FLOOR JOISTS COLLAPSED; EMPLOYEE FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND A CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS ONTO STRUT JOISTS. THE SHOE OF THE JOIST THE CO-WORKER HAD HIS FOOT ON APPARENT LY BROKE. THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST FELL 22 FT TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. WHEN THE JO IST FELL, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO SIT ON THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST NEXT TO THE ONE T HAT FELL. THIS JOIST AND THE JOIST NEXT TO IT ALSO FELL, TAKING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH IT, BECAUSE A LOAD OF BRIDGING, WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE 3 OPEN WEB STEEL J OISTS, SHIFTED AND KICKED THE 3 JOISTS OUT OF PLACE. NONE OF THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS HAD BEEN SECURED TO THE STRUT JOISTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIED OFF WITH A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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