Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14418511 - One employee killed, another injured by falling bar joist

Accident Summary Nr: 14418511 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115993594	01/24/1992	1542	0	Killian Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:50 p.m. on January 22, 1992, Employee #1, a carpenter, and Employee #2, a laborer, were working below iron workers who were hoisting bundles of steel decking onto the roof of theater #2 and setting them on unsecured bar joists. Bundle #1 was resting on bar joist #4. The bundle's weight was causing the bar joist to sag. The iron workers attached a sling to the end of bundle #1 and signaled the crane operator to lift it. Lifting the bundle placed extra pressure on bar joist #1, causing the joist to fall and hit Employee #1 on the shoulder. He fell and the bundle of decking fell on his head, killing him. Bar joists #2 and #3 also fell. Bar joist #3 struck Employee #2 on the head, causing minor injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, METAL BAR, JOIST, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115993594			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	115993594			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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