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Accident Summary Nr: 660308 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM JOISTS

Accident Summary Nr: 660308 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18106880	04/20/1988	1791	0	Northland Contractors, Incorporated

Abstract: DURING A STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION OPERATION, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON METAL DECKING WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ACROSS FIVE OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS. THE JOISTS WERE NOT SECURED WITH BRIDGING OR AT THEIR ENDS BY BOLTS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A PIECE OF DECKING AT THE OPEN WEB JOISTS WHEN ALL FIVE JOISTS ROLLED OVER ON THEIR SIDES AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL WITH THE JOISTS, A BUNDLE OF METAL DECKING AND BUNDLES OF BRIDGING. CONSTRUCTION LOADS SUCH AS THE METAL DECKING SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS PRIOR TO THE WELDING OR BOLTING OF END ATTACHMENTS. ALSO, BRIDGING MUST BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT LATERAL MOVEMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: JOIST, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18106880			Fatality	Puncture	Structural metal workers

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