Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201520111 - Two employees injured when struck by steel beam
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123293334 | 04/16/1997 | 1622 | 0 | O & G Industries, Inc. |
Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were part of a construction crew rebuilding the Lake Saltonstall Bridge in East Haven, CT. Six concrete piers installed by George Tomasso Construction were found by the state's engineer to have shifted approximately 8 in. to the west, and he stopped the job until the problem was corrected. Tomasso Construction filed for bankruptcy and its replacement, O & G Industries, Inc., determined that the original concrete piers had to be removed and temporary steel ones put in place until new concrete piers could be installed. On the day of the accident, a construction crew consisting of a crane operator, a signalman/rigger, a carpenter/welder foreman, and two carpenter/welders was building one of the temporary piers on the west side of the #3 pier. A 50 ton P & H wheel-mounted, latticework boom crane, #1-03-051, was set up on the approximately 29 ft wide north wooden trestle. The trestle was also used to store material and place equipment, including a 3,568 lb, 30 ft 6 in. long steel I-beam. During the process of trying to move and install this beam, it rolled over and fell from the trestle, striking Employees #1 and #2. Both sustained injuries that required hospitalization. (Note: Text was missing from the original report.)
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | Alteration or rehabilitation | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 15 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123293334 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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| 2 | 123293334 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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