Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202260576 - Employee falls and dies from impaling steel structure
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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301705851 | 02/21/2002 | 1542 | 0 | Ossam Construction Inc |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
301705877 | 02/21/2002 | 1791 | 0 | Steel Building Technology |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
301705885 | 02/21/2002 | 1791 | 0 | Victor Chaparro Contratista |
Abstract: 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 | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other heavy construction | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 33 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 301705851 | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: |
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2 | 301705877 | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: |
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3 | 301705885 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Structural metal workers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |