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Accident Summary Nr: 130123.015 - Three employees are killed when precast concrete stairs coll

Accident Summary Nr: 130123.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/05/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1496207.01510/05/2020238120Gulf Shore Erectors, Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on October 5, 2020, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a precast concrete and structural steel company, were installing precast concrete stairs for a new 15-story commercial building, a multi-employer construction project. They were on the 13th and 14th floors and adjusting the stairs for proper elevation. The employees were using a 20-foot webbed sling and two 3-ton chain hoists. The stairs below the 13th floor had been installed, including necessary welding. The stairs on the 13th and 14th floors were not yet welded or secured. The employees were in the process of adjusting the stairs for proper elevation when the 14th floor staircase collapsed and hit the 13th floor. This caused all of the stairs directly below to collapse as well. The three employees, who were tied off to the staircases, were pulled down with the collapsing concrete, which had a total weight of approximately 75,000 pounds. The employees and concrete fell down the staircase shaft, a fall height of approximately 150 feet. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were all killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Precast, Rigging, Sling, Stair, Structural Collapse, Tie-Off, Unsecured, Welding
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   15 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1496207.015 29 M Fatality Welders and cutters Distance of Fall: 150 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 150 feet
Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel
Fatality Cause:
2 1496207.015 64 M Fatality Welders and cutters Distance of Fall: 150 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 150 feet
Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel
Fatality Cause:
3 1496207.015 37 M Fatality Welders and cutters Distance of Fall: 150 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 150 feet
Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel
Fatality Cause:

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