Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605733 - Two employees injured as structural steel collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 605733 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101267292	11/12/1987	1791	0	A & R Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was welding bottom braces for bar joists of structural steel. Employee #2 was driving a forklift at the ground level. The steel structure was almost complete with wrench tight, permanent braces bolted in place and bar joists welded in place. High winds were gusting between 30 and 35 knots and the steel structure suddenly fell in the same direction as the wind was blowing. Employee #1 fell with the collapsing structure and injured his foot and back. Employee #2 was struck on the head by a bar joist but, because he was wearing hard hat, suffered only a slight cut.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101267292			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers
2	101267292			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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