CONSTRUCTION FALLS
KANSAS, MISSOURI & NEBRASKA
(October 1, 1994 - December 31, 1999) |
| SIC |
Age |
Description |
| 1521 |
58-f |
using paint roller attached to a pole extension applying water sealer to newly laid wooden floor; walked into unguarded basement entrance floor opening (8') |
| 1522 |
51-f |
constructing work platform in an elevator shaft to install a header. Had installed all of the work platform except for the plywood sheeting. Setting the plywood sheeting into place when a 2x6 broke, dumping him 33' to the bottom of the elevator shaft. |
| 1522 |
37-f
28-h |
employees performing roofing work from a shop fabricated wooden scaffold platform that was placed on the forks of a Lull lift when the platform failed, resulting in a fall of ~25 ' |
| 1531 |
46-f |
performing carpentry work on a roof, fell ~15' |
| 1541 |
42-f |
installing steel sheeting on roof (14'); jumped to next building roof and fell to cement walkway |
| 1541 |
34-f |
feed mill construction site; removed plywood covering hole and fell through opening (22') |
| 1541 |
58-f |
installing roof deck (23'); stapling insulation together in preparation for installing next roof panel; lost balance & fell |
| 1541 |
20-f |
fall from roof of grain elevator, ~100' |
| 1541 |
36-f |
performing leading edge work on new warehouse roof, opening new bundle of insulation, stepped off finished edge of roof, fell 33-35' to ground level |
| 1542 |
55-f |
on roof (45') placing trim on chimney; fell and hit metal rail on 1st floor and landed on the ground |
| 1542 |
43-f |
removing sections of personnel hoist tower; fell through small opening in guardrail (150') |
| 1542 |
30-f
22-h |
employees removing windows using a scaffold work platform attached to the forks of a Lull lift; lift turned over and employees fell 15-20' |
| 1542 |
55-f |
fall from 12' step ladder |
| 1542 |
19-f |
performing landing work on roof next to parapet 14" high, backed away from load as it was being lowered, fell 54' to ground |
| 1611 |
34-f
54-h |
employees performing steel erection; bolting diaphragm to beam; victim on beam tied off to static line; proceeded from beam to Genie lift; didn't reattach lifeline to basket; basket began uncontrolled descent throwing victim out of basket (30') to his death; hospitalized victim had been tied to lift |
| 1622 |
53-f |
climbing up from platform to expansion joint assembly on bridge; fell 31' to rocks below |
| 1721 |
46-f |
performing lift in aerial basket with 336 pounds of pipe attached to basket; boom collapsed; employee not tied off; fell 80' |
| 1721 |
30-f |
sandblasting structural steel under bridge deck while working on a suspended work platrofrm; fell 45' into river |
| 1721 |
36-f |
painting a 300' radio tower using fall restraint system consisting of a chair connected at both sides of his body belt and a center hook as fall protection. Hooked to a cross member of the tower (which wasn't fully bolted to the tower). Victim leaned back causing the cross member to come off towerand victim slid off the
member, falling to the group (240') |
| 1721 |
51-f |
repainting inside of water tank, entered tank through manhole to attach boom ladder, stepped from "overflow box" and fell ~40' to floor of tank |
| 1741 |
56-f |
extending jacks of scaffold; scaffold not tied off/no guardrails/fell 48' |
| 1741 |
18-h
40-h
?-h |
catastrophe - 13 employees working from 25' scaffold; scaffold collapsed while employees were raising it to next level; scaffold collapsed due to scaffold not being tied off, and overloaded with employees and 200 cinder blocks |
| 1742 |
46-f |
on 2nd floor of school under construction; victim stumbled into fall protection system and fell 13' to concrete |
| 1742 |
49-f |
removing cover from floor opening so cart could be moved through, stepped into opening and fell to basement (20') |
| 1742 |
53-f |
working from 6' mobile scaffold removing metal soffit which fell and caused scaffold to topple |
| 1742 |
47-f |
fall from scissor lift (12') |
| 1761 |
45-f |
performing steel erection work on a low slope roof (25'); laying metal decking over insulation; victim at SE corner of the steel standing on a platform with no guardrails when incident occurred |
| 1761 |
21-f |
working on roof of apartment being remodeled; fell 34' to ground |
| 1761 |
20-f |
working on metal roof; stepped on piece of cut sheet and fell through the roof 38'; wearing full body harness but not tied off |
| 1761 |
34-f |
installing skylights on roof (22'); fell through skylight |
| 1761 |
47-f |
installing shingles on roof (23'); slipped and fell |
| 1761 |
21-f |
fell 27' from roof while unloading equipment (wearing PPE but not tied off) |
| 1761 |
38-f |
exiting roof (24') using forklift basket as means of exiting; while standing on guardrail of basket lost balance and fell through unfinished roof |
| 1761 |
39-f |
fell 27' from roof through skylight |
| 1761 |
22-f |
not using PPE; fell 20' from roof of house |
| 1761 |
19-f |
dismantling scaffold and fell 15'; were removing one level of scaffolding in order to move it through hangar doors |
| 1761 |
26-f |
job was to remove old roofing from grain elevator (gallery, headhouse and other roof areas of the elevator); no fall PPE provided; victim working on gallery roof and apparently pulled up on a piece of roofing material and lost his balance, falling 120' to the ground |
| 1761 |
38-f |
fell 38' from roof |
| 1761 |
15-f |
removing shingles from roof, fell ~16' to ground while attempting to stop falling shingles |
| 1761 |
19-f |
employee performing roof work, sent down to get hammer, fell ~2' from porch |
| 1761 |
19-f |
performing roofing work, utilizing forklift boom to access roof, slipped or lost balance and fell ~15' |
| 1761 |
28-f |
employee using extension ladder to caulk area of a house in preparation for painting the house, fell ~25' from roof |
| 1791 |
34-h
26-h
22-h |
catastrophe - welding on a shell from mobile scaffold (52'); gust of wind caused shell to collapse; throwing victims to ground |
| 1791 |
40-f |
performing metal decking work on one-story gymnasium; fell 30' from steel joist |
| 1791 |
39-f |
welding on a steel column, slipped and fell ~15' while descending ladder |
| 1791 |
22-f |
fell through open area on roof while installing decking |
| 1791 |
47-f |
attempting to weld bridging on bar joists of building under construction, fell ~32' |
| 1791 |
38-f |
tightening nuts on bolts holding tower structure, fell ~40' from tower |
| 1793 |
61-f |
working on 11th floor from 2-point suspended scaffold; left side of platform fell; one employee wearing body harness hooked to lifeline with lanyard was restrained from falling; another employee wearing same equipment apparently did not have the lanyard hooked to his lifeline and fell (110') |
| 1795 |
45-f |
cutting roof top from 58' high grain bin; not using PPE; didn't cut all of the struts, causing the cutting to fall at an unexpected angle |
| 1795 |
57-f |
conducting demolition work around elevator hoistway; tied off to rail support bracket using full body harness and double lanyard with shock absorber; elevator car counterweight free fell down rails and struck employee or his fall arrest system; he was dragged five stories down (50') |
| 1799 |
57-h 38-h
40-h |
catastrophe - erecting structural steel cellular telephone tower; secured to section of preassembled tower; men and section lifted by crane; gust of wind caused section to spin; crane lost stability; ironworkers road load to the ground (80') |
| 1799 |
23-f
24-h |
installing microwave antenna dish on a communication tower using a winch as a lifting device; wire rope snagged on the tower structure or bracing causing employee to fall (75') |
| 1799 |
28-f |
fell from tailgate of pickup truck |
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