Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 842708 - Employee killed, another injured when structure collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 842708 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108967506	06/02/1992	1791	0	Seneca Steel Erectors
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108967548	06/02/1992	1542	0	The Daimler Group, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108967514	06/04/1992	1771	0	Northeast Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were on the second level of erected skeletal steel, landing bar joists to be installed as floor joists. The weight of the bar joists caused the structure to fall over, killing Employee #1 and injuring Employee #2. The steel was connected by two bolts at each connection and had no cross bracing. The building was out of plumb, and there was only one guy on the entire building.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, BRACING, COLLAPSE, STEEL ERECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108967506	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	108967506	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	108967548			Occupation Not Listed
4	108967514			Occupation Not Listed

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