Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053130 - Steel Erector Is Killed in Fall; Coworker Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 200053130 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 01/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311461016	01/28/2008	1791	238120	D & Br Building Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on January 27, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were part of a crew that was installing skylights and metal decking on a structure. They were assigned to check decking bundles for pieces that were the appropriate size for placement in an area being decked. The employees were in an area adjacent to a recently-installed skylight when an 11 ft by 3 ft section of the decking failed, causing them to fall. Employee #2 was killed. Employee #1 was hospitalized for major head injuries. The investigation determined that the decking had not been installed with the required attachments. This allowed the decking to shift and fall between the open web joists. Prior to the incident, a single screw that had secured the decking was removed to facilitate the installation of a skylight.

Keywords: DECKING, SKYLIGHT, HEAD, INSTALLING, STEEL, UNSECURED, STEEL ERECTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311461016			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	311461016			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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