Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190516 - Employee killed when struck by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170190516 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 05/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112066303	05/03/1991	1791	0	Anderson Sharnesky Structural Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 3, 1991, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing a steel channel and beam in a brick wall. The beam was 31 = ft long by 18 in. thick, and weighed 1,800 lb. It hung by a chain about 8 ft from one end; the other end rested on the brick wall. As the crew tried to push, wiggle, and otherwise maneuver the beam into place with the aid of a forklift, a weld holding the chain in place broke, and the beam fell on Employee #1. He was transported to the hospital, where he died. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4999(b).

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112066303			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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