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Accident: 202260576 - Employee Falls And Dies From Impaling Steel Structure
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301705851 | 02/21/2002 | 1542 | Ossam Construction Inc |
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
| 301705877 | 02/21/2002 | 1791 | Steel Building Technology |
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
| 301705885 | 02/21/2002 | 1791 | Victor Chaparro Contratista |
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 20, 2002, Employee #1 and coworkers were constructing an indoor gymnasium of a school building when one of the six columns tipped over collapsing the structure. The columns were 33.25-ft tall, and ranged from 17-in. to 45-in. wide. Two of the columns were secured and fitted with water and sewer plumbing. Employee #1 was located above the second column that was connected to another column with bathroom plumbing. When the column of bathroom piping began to fall, it pulled the column supporting Employee #1. He tried to descend the column, but fell landing approximately 15 ft upon unguarded steel rods. The steel rods impaled him causing fatal injuries.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other heavy construction | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 33 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301705851 | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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| 2 | 301705877 | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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| 3 | 301705885 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Structural metal workers | FallDist: FallHt:15 Cause: Erecting structural steel FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |