Steel Erector Falls 55 Feet from I-Beam

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• Personal Author:
  Linger, Roger L. ; Ticer, Letha
• Corporate Authors:
  Maryland Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (Maryland FACE) ; Maryland. Division of Labor and Industry
• Description:
  A 26-year-old male steel erector died from multiple injuries after falling 55 feet from a steel beam to a concrete floor. The victim, while standing on a 30 ton over head traveling crane, was doing touch-up painting to a beam near the ceiling. The victim leaned across a center beam to speak to a co-worker and allowed his hand to come into contact with one phase of a 480-volt bus bar. A co-worker heard something drop and observed the victim falling from the beam. The co-worker went to the guard shack to summon help. After summoning emergency equipment, the security guard responded to the area of the first floor where he observed the victim lying face down. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by the attending doctor. The MARYLAND FACE investigator during the course of the investigation concludes that, to prevent similar occurrences: 1. employers should ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment is available and correctly used when working from elevations where there is a danger of falling. 2. employers should provide training and implement comprehensive safe work procedures that specifically address jobsite hazards. 3. employers should routinely conduct scheduled and unscheduled worksite safety inspections.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Electric-properties Electrical-conductivity Electrical-hazards Electrical-safety Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 3 Painters Safety-clothing Safety-equipment Traumatic-injuries

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Falls - Construction - Commercial
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE95MD050
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026193
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2007-107687
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 95MD050, 1995 Aug ; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Maryland Division of Labor and Industry
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  23 - Construction - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  1998/09/29
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:660db198f0318a889aad33552b467beddd078c9bea7941c69abf9077ff549d1df5a06151c8db5295db0b26ca0f48ac04348dd148fb524275ac7bbbdc19cafc50
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170313/cdc_170313_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 16.66 KB ]