Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1450925.015 - S And S Structures, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

At 3:30 p.m. on December 11, 2019, an employee was working as an iron worker for a structural steel and concrete contractor at a commercial building work site. The facility consisted of a concrete pad with a steel structure that the crew was erecting. The employee was part of the crew that was using a Grove RT 770E hydraulic mobile crane to set rafters. The crew was lifting a rafter weighing approximately 3500 pounds into place. The rafter didn't quite match up to the holes so a coworker (crane operator) lowered the rafter down to the competed soil. The employee was working with coworkers adjusting and moving the clamps on the rafter when the rafter rolled over on to its side, crushing the employee's legs. The employee fractured both legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Crane Load, Crane Operator, Crushed, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Iron Worker, Leg, Metal, Rafter, Rolled, Steel, Steel Erection, Struck By, Unstable Load