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Accident Summary Nr: 120577.015 - One employee is killed and other is injured in fall from uns

Accident Summary Nr: 120577.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436785.015	10/09/2019		238120	R N D Contractors, Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 9, 2019, Employee #1, Employee #2 and coworkers, steel erection contractors/subcontractors, worked on bolting-up, steel erection of open web steel joists, for a newly constructed building. Employee #1 and Employee #2 sat on a beam approximately, 34 feet above ground, and were awaiting the raising, positioning and bolting of a C-channel fascia to the roof structure. Two coworkers were operating a mobile crane, which was used to hoist the C-channel fascia up for installation. Two positioning bolts, holding the end of the beam, with Employee #1 and Employee #2 failed, due to an unsecured and (unwelded) flange. Employee #1 then fell 34 feet to the ground. While Employee #2 used PFAS, suffering only minor injuries, was treated in the hospital and released the same day. Employee #1 sustained severe internal head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Back, Bolt, Construction, Counterbalance, Crane, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Installing, Joist, Mobile Crane, Roof, Steel Erection, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1436785.015	30	M	Fatality		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 34 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up Fatality Cause:

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