OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235253

D F W STEEL CO INC

DALLAS, TX— 1984-08-21T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, IRON WORKER, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, FALL, CONCRETE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #684993
Employer profile: D F W STEEL CO INC
Summary number: 14235253
Report ID: 626300

Event description

FALL FROM A REINFORCING STEEL COLUMN THAT FELL

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE FELL 45FT (APPROX.) OR 3 FLOORS WHEN HE CLIMBED A 30FT REINFORCING S TEEL COLUMN AND THE COLUMN FELL OVER AS HE UNHOOKED IT. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED 30 FOOT HIGH CLUMN WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTION FROM CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL TO UNHOOK CRA NE FROM THE COLUMN. WHEN CRANE WAS UNHOOKED THE COLUMN TILTED AND FELL TO THE FL OOR . EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND FELL 3 FLOORS TO GRO UND.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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