Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280609 - Employee killed when struck by falling I-beams

Accident Summary Nr: 201280609 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302377866	12/02/1999	1799	0	Davids Sheet Metal

Abstract: On December 2, 1999, the employees from Davids Sheet Metal were coupling sections of I-beams together. The bottom holes on the I-beams did not match up. In order to close the gap, a fork lift was used to raise the I-beam sections. The I-beams were not secured to the forks mast or forks. As the I-beam sections were raised, the steel beams slid off the forks and struck Employee #1 standing near the forks of the lift. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, ERECTION PROCESS, STRUCTURE MOVING, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	250	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302377866			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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