Ironworker Dies Following an 18-foot Fall From Structural Steel Framework - Alaska

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• Corporate Authors:
  Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE) ; Alaska. Division of Public Health. Section of Epidemiology. Occupational Injury Prevention Program
• Description:
  A 41-year-old male ironworker (the victim) died after falling from a structural steel framework to a concrete floor during the construction of an automobile repair shop. The victim and two other ironworkers (co-workers) were assembling the steel frame "skeleton" (measuring 50 feet wide, 86 feet long and 18 feet high at the roof edge) of the structure. Sway-bracing rods had not been installed between the beams (combination column-roof truss units), the bolts at the base of the beams had not been fully tightened, and two steel beams had not yet been connected at the roof-line apex. As the victim walked on top of a stack of unsecured purlins (steel joists) along one edge of the frame to make a final measurement, the frame began to sway. The victim lost his balance, and fell 18 feet to the concrete floor, receiving fatal injuries. There was not fall protection equipment in place, and the victim was not wearing a helmet. NIOSH investigators concluded that in order to prevent similar occurrences in the future, employers should: 1. ensure that workers follow building plans and procedures for prefabricated structures and comply with existing standards regarding structural steel assembly 2. ensure that workers comply with existing standards regarding the use of personnel hoists and work platforms 3. ensure that workers comply with existing standards regarding the use of personal protective equipment 4. ensure that workers develop and implement a jobsite hazard analysis as an ongoing part of each construction phase.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Construction Construction-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards OSHA Region 10 Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-helmets Safety-measures Safety-practices Steel-industry Steelworkers Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices

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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/NIOSHSFACE92AK011
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bender, Thomas R. ; Helmkamp, James C. ; Klatt, Michael L ; Manwaring, Jan C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026862
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB93-160885
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 92AK011, 1992 Oct ; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  81 - Other Services (except Public Administration) - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b0954a29a77349ad4685135c8a5b16fe7e3076e5cedd487e749c2ced736ca8263994996ec5000fd9fd47fa73abdb52d872b326e8bc102c545fd4180cf7385e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/169137/cdc_169137_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 31.12 KB ]