Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170625289 - Employee's leg fractured when pipe column falls over

Accident Summary Nr: 170625289 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120098256	12/02/1999	1629	0	Valley Steel Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a work crew demolishing a packing shed. After removing the skin of the building, they surveyed the building to plan a safe means of disassembly. Removal of the bow trusses, which were the main roof supports, was saved for last. They removed three of the four trusses without any problem and then did a visual inspection of the other pipe columns before proceeding; all appeared to be in good shape. The crew cut the two ends of the next truss loose and were using a forklift to lower it when one of the pipe columns fell over. The girts were still attached and changed the direction in which the beam landed. His coworkers had cleared out of the anticipated fall zone, but the column struck Employee #1, fracturing his right femur.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, DISMANTLING, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, LEG, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120098256			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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