Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101266153 - All - Steel Buildings, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101266153

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 11/04/1987

Site Address:
All - Steel Buildings, Inc.
2590 Campbell Blvd.
Ellenwood, GA 30049

Mailing Address:
3507 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30341

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900966029	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 608042

Event: 11/04/1987

Employee's skull fractured when struck on head by beam

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on November 4, 1987, Employee #1 and four coworkers were carrying a steel beam on their right shoulders. When they stopped to drop it on the ground, Employee #1, who was in front of the line, raised the beam over his head while his coworkers raised it to their right and dropped it. The beam struck Employee #1 on the head. He sustained a fractured skull and was taken to a hospital by helicopter. The information in this report was taken from the police report and interviews with Employee #1's coworkers and hospital personnel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STEEL BEAM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101266153			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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