Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14345664 - Two employees killed in 40 ft fall from structural steel

Accident Summary Nr: 14345664 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208556	12/04/1990	1791	0	Brown Erection Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208606	12/04/1990	1711	0	East Coast Plumbing Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208630	12/06/1990	1771	0	Concrete Plus
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208614	12/10/1990	1799	0	Taylor Fireproofing, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208598	12/04/1990	1542	0	P.W. Hearn, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208580	12/04/1990	1794	0	Robert A. Connor, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208549	12/04/1990	1542	0	Associated Construction Management, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208564	12/04/1990	1542	0	Building Management Systems, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208572	12/04/1990	1731	0	Fmr Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106208622	12/06/1990	1742	0	Rick Smith

Abstract: At about 10:30 a.m. on December 1, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 were working with three coworkers who were installing catwalk hangers from the roof purlins of a jai alai fronton that was being converted to a dog track clubhouse. They were working from two metal picks laid across the bottom chord of the roof trusses. Employee #1 was on a 7 ft wooden stepladder that was set on the picks. The hangers were hoisted from the ground using a crane; the crane's load line ran through a fairlead and a snatch block that was hung from a job-made lifting beam clamped to the roof purlins. While Employee #1 was trying to maneuver a hanger into place, the lifting beam slipped out of the purlins. The beam and hanger knocked Employee #1 off the ladder and knocked the pick out from under Employee #2. Neither Employee #1 nor Employee #2 was using a safety belt; both fell 40 ft and were killed.

Keywords: STEPLADDER, FALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, METAL DECKING, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106208556	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	106208556	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	106208606			Occupation Not Listed
4	106208630			Occupation Not Listed
5	106208614			Occupation Not Listed
6	106208598			Occupation Not Listed
7	106208580			Occupation Not Listed
8	106208549			Occupation Not Listed
9	106208564			Occupation Not Listed
10	106208572			Occupation Not Listed
11	106208622			Occupation Not Listed

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