Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351798 - Employee Is Killed in Fall after Being Struck by Brace

Accident Summary Nr: 201351798 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989784	07/24/2002	1771	0	R. Hyden Construction, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989768	07/24/2002	1542	0	Turner/Ppi Construction, A Joint Venture
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989701	07/24/2002	1791	0	Summit Erectors, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989776	07/24/2002	1711	0	W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Of Gainesville, Inc

Abstract: On July 24, 2002, two crews were placing 37,500-pound precast concrete columns at an upper level during a stadium renovation project. One crew was the rigging crew, which worked from the ground to prepare the columns to be hoisted by a crane. Each column had two braces bolted to it by the rigging crew on the ground. Each brace was 42-ft-long, and weighed about 380 pounds. Once a column was placed, the two braces would help keep the column in its position. To anchor the braces to a column, the rigging crew used bolts that were not recommended to be used by the manufacturer of the braces. They also failed to follow the installation recommendations of the bolt manufacturer. The other crew was the raising crew, which placed the column into position at the upper level. Employee #1 was the foreman of this crew. In order to maneuver the column into place, the wire-rope on the perimeter guard was loosened, and was no longer an effective perimeter guard for the upper landing area. Employee #1 and some other employees in the landing area were not wearing personal fall protection equipment. When the column was being positioned, one of the braces came loose, fell from the column, and struck Employee #1's head. He then fell from the edge of the landing area, struck a beam while falling, landed on a concrete slab approximately 60 ft below the landing area, and was killed.

Keywords: COLUMN, PRECAST, BOLT, RIGGING, GUARDRAIL, BRACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	80		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303989784			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	303989768			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	303989701	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
4	303989776			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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