Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302920509 - Employee Killed When Steel Beam Fell and Struck Him

Accident Summary Nr: 302920509 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 03/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302920509	03/27/2000	1521	0	A.M. Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in the basement of a new residential house under construction. The temporary wooden supports had been prematurely removed and unsecured steel 'lolly' columns that had been installed did not support the beam laterally. With no lateral supports in place, the beam was balanced by the 'lolly' columns until it fell to one side and struck Employee#1. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302920509			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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