Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200781672 - Employee Killed in Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 200781672 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303909683	04/11/2001	1622	0	J.D. Abrams, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and two other employees were attaching overhang gang forms to the overpass construction of Highway 161 at the connection of Highway 635. Two J-hook bolts were not in place before the load was released from the crane. The J-hook bolts were to be tightened while the ends were turned under the flange of the I-beam. They were not secured into position as thought by the two employees who walked out on the gang form to release the crane sling. As soon as one sling bracket was released, the gang form fell approximately 20 feet from the overpass I-beam, which resulted in the death of Employee #1 and the hospitalization of the other employee. Fall arrest equipment was not secured properly to the nearby horizontal lifeline.

Keywords: BEAM, UNSECURED, BOLT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLING, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303909683			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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