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Inspection: 101573533 - Chadwick Steel Erection

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 101573533
Report ID: 0418300
Date Opened: 09/23/1987

Site Address:
Chadwick Steel Erection
Ampex Corp, Marvyn Hwy.
Opelika, AL 36801

Mailing Address:
808 29th St., Phenix City, AL 36867

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360535272

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14347835
Event: 03/27/1987
Employee killed in fall to concrete

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 27, 1987, Employee #1 was preparing to cut a bolt on an angle iron brace that attached a building cove outside strut to a roof purlin at the building frame. He was standing spread-eagled, straddling the 4 ft between the cove strut and roof purlin. When he cut the bolt free, the cove strut moved out 8 ft, and he fell 20 ft to a concrete slab on the ground. Employee #1 sustained a broken neck and died three months after his fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 101573533 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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