Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201351798 - Employee Is Killed In Fall After Being Struck By Brace
Accident: 201351798 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/24/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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303989784 | 07/24/2002 | 1771 | R. Hyden Construction, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
303989768 | 07/24/2002 | 1542 | Turner/Ppi Construction, A Joint Venture | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
303989701 | 07/24/2002 | 1791 | Summit Erectors, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
303989776 | 07/24/2002 | 1711 | W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Of Gainesville, Inc | ||||
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
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $20,000,000 and over | 80 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 303989784 | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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2 | 303989768 | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |
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3 | 303989701 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:80 Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |
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4 | 303989776 | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: |