Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532745 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Steel Column

Accident Summary Nr: 200532745 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312768351	11/13/2008	1791	238120	S & L Construction

Abstract: On November 12, 2008, Employee #1 and the coworkers were involved in the construction of steel columns at the ground level. Employee #1 and the coworkers guided and set 24-ft steel columns into four 0.75-in. rebar stakes, raising them 2 in. above the concrete ground. Employee #1 set a pair of washers and nuts on the rebar to secure the column. One coworker used a powered industrial vehicle with a strap to lower the steel column vertically, and another coworker used a scissors lift to remove the strap from the steel column, once it was set. When Employee #1 put a pair of washers and nuts on column, his coworker prematurely removed the strap from the steel column, before the column was properly braced. As a result of this action, the steel column lifted off the back side rebars, causing the front rebars to bend, and the others to sheer off. The steel column fell on Employee #1 and killed him.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, REBAR, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL COLUMN, STAKES, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312768351			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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