Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170074876 - Employee killed when steel frame collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170074876 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 07/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300142718	07/20/1999	1791	0	Joe Steel Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were inside a 32 ft long by 7 ft 2 in. diameter cylindrical steel frame. They were positioning a sling so a crane could move the frame when it collapsed on them. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Neither employee had been adequately trained to recognize and avoid hazards in the work area, and the frame had not been adequately supported to prevent its collapse.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300142718			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	300142718			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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