Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14529853 - FALL FROM STRUCTUAL STEEL

Accident Summary Nr: 14529853 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
914929	07/10/1985	1795	0	Crane Management Corp.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE FELL 30 FEET EMPLOYEES WERE DISMANTLING STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME OF A BUILIDING BEING DISMANTLED. EMPLOYEES WERE ON A BEAM 30' ABOVE THE GROUND. NO PPE BEING USED OR ANY OTHER SORT OF PROTECTION. STEEL BEEM EXTENDS 90' AND SUSPENDED ON TWO COLUMNS. THERE WAS NO LATERAL SUPPORT. ONE COLUMN FAILED AND STEEL BEAM FELL TO THE GROUND TAKING ONE EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE HUNG ONTO A STEEL BEAM AND CHOKER LEFT SUSPENDED BY THE CRANE. EMPLOYEE LEFT SUSPENDED SUSTAINED INJURIES OF BRIUSES TO HIS LEGS. EMPLOYEE FALLING TO THE GROUND DIED. COLUMN AND BEAMS THAT FAILED HAD INADEQUATE LATERAL SUPPORTS DUE TO BAR JOISTS AND END CONNECTING BEAMS BEING REMOVED AND NO GUY WIRES USED AS LATERNAL SUPPORTS UNTIL STEEL WAS TAKEN DOWN.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, STEEL, COLLAPSE, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	914929			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	914929			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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