Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 596676 - Employee Dies, Others Injured When Steel Structure Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 596676 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102735685	07/03/1990	1791	0	Composite Construction Systems, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102735677	07/03/1990	1542	0	Williams Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073541	02/28/1991	1793	0	Omni Glass Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073459	02/28/1991	1711	0	Quality Piping, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073467	02/28/1991	1751	0	Elw Installation, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073475	02/28/1991	1731	0	P & P Electric Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073483	02/28/1991	1742	0	Mcelroy & Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073491	02/28/1991	1751	0	Carter Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073509	02/28/1991	1711	0	Dodge Heating And Air Conditioning, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073525	02/28/1991	1731	0	M & L Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073533	02/28/1991	1721	0	Nix Unger Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073657	02/28/1991	1743	0	Adams Tile & Marble Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102735685	07/03/1990	1791	0	Composite Construction Systems, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073517	02/28/1991	1741	0	Vels Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073442	02/28/1991	1542	0	Williams Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 3, 1990, Employees #1 through #4, iron workers, were approximately 40 ft above the ground, erecting an open web steel-joist gymnasium, when the structure collapsed. All four employees sustained multiple fractures; Employee #1 was killed. There were no temporary guys or braces used to stabilize the structures.

Keywords: GUY, JOIST, STEEL ERECTION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, BRACING, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102735685	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	102735685	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	102735677			Occupation Not Listed
4	110073541			Occupation Not Listed
5	110073459			Occupation Not Listed
6	110073467			Occupation Not Listed
7	110073475			Occupation Not Listed
8	110073483			Occupation Not Listed
9	110073491			Occupation Not Listed
10	110073509			Occupation Not Listed
11	110073525			Occupation Not Listed
12	110073533			Occupation Not Listed
13	110073657			Occupation Not Listed
14	102735685	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
15	102735685	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
16	110073517			Occupation Not Listed
17	110073442			Occupation Not Listed

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