OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14529853
DEMOLITION,STEEL,COLLAPSE,IRON WORKER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Event description
FALL FROM STRUCTUAL STEEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE FELL 30 FEET EMPLOYEES WERE DISMANTLING STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME OF A BUI UNTIL STEEL WAS TAKEN DOWN. LIDING BEING DISMANTLED. EMPLOYEES WERE ON A BEAM 30' ABOVE THE GROUND. NO PPE B EING USED OR ANY OTHER SORT OF PROTECTION. STEEL BEEM EXTENDS 90' AND SUSPENDED ON TWO COLUMNS. THERE WAS NO LATERAL SUPPORT. ONE COLUMN FAILED AND STEEL BEAM F ELL TO THE GROUND TAKING ONE EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE HUNG ON TO A STEEL BEAM AND CHOKER LEFT SUSPENDED BY THE CRANE. EMPLOYEE LEFT SUSPENDED SUSTAINED INJURIES OF BRIUSES TO HIS LEGS. EMPLOYEE FALLING TO THE GROUND DIED. COLUMN AND BEAMS THAT FAILED HAD INADEQUATE LATERAL SUPPORTS DUE TO BAR JOISTS A ND END CONNECTING BEAMS BEING REMOVED AND NO GUY WIRES USED AS LATERNAL SUPPORTS
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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