Fatality Narrative: Journeyman Carpenter Struck by Falling Wall Section

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 30, 2005, a journeyman carpenter was killed during the raising of a wall section. The 39-year-old victim had 16 years experience as a journeyman carpenter and had worked with his current employer for 5 months. The victim was employed by a framing contractor and was working at a commercial building construction site. Seven workers, including the victim, were to assist in the raising of a sheeted wood frame exterior wall section measuring 38 feet 6 inches by 10 feet 7 inches. The plan was to raise the wall by attaching a nylon sling to a ½-inch by 8-inch eye bolt secured to the wall's top plate as a "pick point." The sling would then be attached to the fork of a forklift. The wall was to be raised and secured in an upright position with seven workers helping to stabilize it. When the wall was raised to about 75% of vertical, the eye bolt failed and the wall fell back toward the raising crew. Five workers escaped to safety and two workers were struck by the wall. One worker hit by the wall suffered a broken leg and the other died as a result of the incident. The failed eye bolt's maximum load capacity, as rated by the manufacturer, was 300 lbs. The wall section was calculated to weigh 1,910 lbs. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction
  • Construction materials
  • Construction workers
  • Falling objects
  • Protective equipment
  • Protective measures
  • Hazards
  • Fatalities
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051762
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-49-2006, 2006 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: journeyman carpenter struck by falling wall section
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228824/cdc_228824_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 59.36 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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