OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #660308
NORTHLAND CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED
SHARON, MA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM JOISTS
Investigation abstract
DURING A STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION OPERATION, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON METAL DECKING WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ACROSS FIVE OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS. THE JOISTS WERE NOT SECURED WITH BRIDGING OR AT THEIR ENDS BY BOLTS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A PIECE OF DECKING AT THE OPEN WEB JOISTS WHEN ALL FIVE JOISTS ROLLED OVER ON T HEIR SIDES AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL WITH THE JOISTS, A BUNDLE OF METAL DECKING AND BUNDLES OF BRIDGING. CONSTRUCTION LOADS SUCH AS THE METAL DEC KING SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS PRIOR TO THE WELDING OR BOLTI NG OF END ATTACHMENTS. ALSO, BRIDGING MUST BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT LATERAL MOVEM ENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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