Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3273000 - B & W Construction Company
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Inspection Information - Office: Utah | ||||
Nr: 3273000 | Report ID: 0854910 | Open Date: 06/28/1985 | ||
B & W Construction Company | ||||
Brush Wellman Road Lynndyl, UT 84640 | Union Status: Union | |||
SIC: 1541/General Contractors-Industrial Buildings and Warehouses | ||||
Mailing: Route 1 P O Box 960, Delta, UT 84624 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/28/1985 | |
Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 06/28/1985 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 360779953 |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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Summary Nr: 686675 | Event: 06/27/1985 | Fall From Beam | ||||
AN EMPLOYEE FELL 34 FEET WHEN THE BEAM HE WAS WALKING ON TIPPED OVER AS HE WAS TRAVELLING TO A WORK PLATFORM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE PLATFORM. THE EMPLOYEE DOING THE WELDING WAS SECURED WITH A LIFE LINE TO THE WORK PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GETTING MATERIAL FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TO WELD TO A METAL BEAM. EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED THE LADDER, WALKED ON THE BEAM, AND HANDED THE MATERIAL TO THE WELDER. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN STARTED BACK TO THE WORK PLATFORM, BUT THE METAL BEAM TIPPED OVER AND HE FELL, HITTING A METAL FAN SIX FEET FROM THE GROUND AND THEN THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED COMPRESS FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRA AND TWO BROKEN TOES. | ||||||
Keywords: erection process, building, iron worker, construction, two bolt, steel erection, fall, fall protection, walking on beam | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
1 | 3273000 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Computer systems analysts and scientists |