OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #745224
WILLIAMS ENTERPRISES, INC.
ROCKVILLE, MD·
Event description
Falling steel beam fractures employee's legs
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were removing existing steel beams and lowering them to a co ncrete deck to be fabricated; the beams were then to be raised and connected at a lower level. Employees #1 and #2 were riding a beam down to the concrete deck. The beam was attached to a 2 1/2 ton chain fall connected to a steel beam colum n. When the column toppled over, the 30 ft long beam fell approximately 12 ft to the concrete deck. The beam landed on Employees #1 and #2, who were hospitalize d with fractured legs.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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