OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607168
JOIST,ROOF,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,COLUMN,CONSTRUCTION
Event description
SHOPPING CENTER ROOF COLLAPSED; NO INJURIES
Investigation abstract
A SHOPPING CENTER BUILDING ROOF COLLAPSED AT ONE OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETE AND THE OWNER WAS TO START MOVING I N TWO DAYS LATER. THE ROAD HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR 6 WEEKS OR SO. THE BOTTOM CHOR D ANGLES AT THE COLUMNS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED FROM THE BAR JOISTS TO THE COLUMN S. IN ADDITION, THE JOISTS AND ROOF DECK HAD NOT BEEN SECURED TO THE PERIMETER W ALLS. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS WERE DETAILED IN THE BLUEPRINTS.
Victim
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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