Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129091.015 - Two employees fall and are killed when structure collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 129091.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490675.015	08/29/2020		238120	Eastern Constructors Incorporated

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on August 30, 2020, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were performing structural steel operations on a new building. The employees used aerial lifts to gain access to the fifth floor to being connecting a structural steel beam to the fifth floor roof. The crane began to hoist the steel beam into position when the structure collapsed. The falling materials struck the aerial lifts containing Employees #1 and #2, causing them to fall approximately fifty-four feet. Both employees were killed by blunt force trauma to their entire bodies.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force trauma, Building Collapse, Connector, Fall, Falling Object, Steel, Steel Beam, Steel Connecting, Steel Erection, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490675.015	32	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 54 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 54 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:
2	1490675.015	33	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 54 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 54 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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