Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672194 - Employee killed in fall when struck by steel joist

Accident Summary Nr: 200672194 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/31/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301887451	08/02/1999	1791	0	Dixie Southern Industrial, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, was on a ladder under a partially unsecured open-web steel joist when the foreman decided to undo the joist's rigging. The foreman, who was operating telescoping boom forklift, struck the beam on which the open web steel joist was resting and knocked the joist loose. It fell onto Employee #1, knocking him 19 ft off the ladder and onto the ground. He sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died three days later. The building had limited clearance and maneuverability due to the tilt-slab wall braces inside the structure.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301887451			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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