OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488050

ERECTION PROCESS,JOIST,ROOF,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,DECKING PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,TWO BOLT,STEEL ERECTION,FALL

1985-05-10T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS,JOIST,ROOF,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,DECKING PANEL,CONSTRUCTION,TWO BOLT,STEEL ERECTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14488050
Report ID: 215000

Event description

COLLAPSE OF BAR JOIST BEAMS

Investigation abstract

WORKERS WERE INSTALLING BAR JOIST BEAMS IN A ONE STORY GARAGE AT ROOF ELEVATION OF 15' FROM GROUND. BEAMS WERE NOT SECURED WHEN 2 LOADS OF CORRAGATED DECKING WA S PLACED ON THEM. ON THE SECOND LOAD THE BEAMS BECAME LOOSE AND BUCKLED CAUSING WORKERS TO FALL.

Victims (5)

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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