Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-08 | Jacksonville | Fl | Canam Steel Corporation | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On November 8, 2021, an employee had finished dipping a bundle of steel joists in a paint tank and had set it to dry on top of a stack of bundles using a 10-ton overhead crane. While the employee was walking to get the overhead crane's hook to move the next bundle, the bundle he had just moved fell, causing him to become caught between the bundle and the paint tank. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-21 | Thornton | Co | Full Metal Iron, LLC | Upper arm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
On 9/21/2021, at 2:15 PM, an employee in a boom lift was setting a bar joist that was being swung in by a crane. While moving the bar joist across a girder, the joist rolled off the girder and struck the employee’s right arm. The employee sustained a fracture to the upper right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2021-09-13 | Homosassa | Fl | C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
On 9/13/2021, at 8:00 AM, an employee was doing surface preparation for painting, which included rigging the straps of steel joists to expose the unfinished side. The straps were attached to forks and rotated. The rigging came loose and hit the employee in both legs breaking both tibias. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
2021-09-01 | Aubrey | Tx | Red River Partners LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was walking on top of floor joists, proceeding back to finish installing the joist hangers. The employee lost his balance when he stepped on an unsecured floor joist and fell approximately 20 feet to the floor. He sustained a back injury. | |||||
2021-08-12 | Sandpoint | Id | Bonner County Roofing LLC | Trunk | Other fall to lower level |
On August 12, 2021, an employee was installing an ice and water shield on a roof. The employee fell, hitting a deck joist and suffering internal injuries, cracked ribs, and a lacerated chin. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Morton | Il | Williams Brothers Construction, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On July 9, 2021, a bar joist fell off the truck trailer and struck an employee working on the ground. The employee sustained a broken collarbone and two broken ribs. | |||||
2021-07-07 | Dallas | Tx | American Fire Protection Group, Inc | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was in a manlift mounted on a forklift. When the manlift was raised, the employee's right hand was pinched between the lift bucket and a ceiling joist. The employee suffered a broken knuckle. | |||||
2021-05-26 | Huntsville | Al | Rothe Enterprises Inc | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was moving across a first floor ceiling. The employee stepped on a ceiling joist, which gave way; the employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below and suffered a broken right hand and broken right arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-06 | Lancaster | Tx | BLAKEMAN STEEL | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was removing bolts from a joist assembly when a joist fell and struck the employee, breaking their ankle. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Hampton | Va | Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
A temporary employee was on a step ladder adjusting an open-web bar joist in the overhead of a hanger bay. The joist slipped and as the employee grabbed the joist, it lacerated the palm of the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-01 | West Jefferson | Oh | SOUTHERN OHIO FABRICATORS,INC DBA SOFCO ERECTORS | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was hooking up a second bar joist to some rigging when the top bar-joist came loose and struck the employee, resulting in a lower right leg fracture, a cranial laceration, fractured ribs, and a C-2 fracture. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Glens Falls | Ny | Kittredge Equipment Company, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening |
The employee was on the first floor of a building that was under renovation. She fell into a floor hole and was trapped between joists. She suffered broken ribs and back vertebrae, as well as a punctured lung. | |||||
2020-09-16 | Pflugerville | Tx | Piedmont Structural Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was helping install steel bar joists on steel beams as the joists were lifted into place. A joist hung up, then swung as the employee pried it loose. His right hand was caught between the joist and other steel members and the tip of his little finger was amputated. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Dallas | Tx | Gleeson Constructors & Engineers, LLC. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was opening a bundle of bar joists. One of the joists fell and caused another joist to hit the employee's left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-20 | Tullahassee | Oklahoma | AIRCO SERVICE INC. | Brain | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was standing on top of a ceiling joist in attic space to install an HVAC vent system. The ceiling joist cracked, split, and broke in half causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and head, back and neck trauma. | |||||
2020-07-14 | Plains Township | Pennsylvania | L & L Construction Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee had been rigging long-span steel joists for hoisting when several joists that were leaning against a wall fell, striking the employee's foot. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the ankle. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Markham | Illinois | METROPOLITAN STEEL, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a sleever bar to separate a steel bar joist from a bundle that contained five steel bar joists. The nearest steel bar joist fell on the employee and rolled on the front of the employee's abdomen. The steel bar joist weighs approximately 1,500 pounds. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-11 | Metter | Georgia | Creative Building Solutions, Inc. | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was working from the ceiling joists while installing ductwork on a single-family residential house under new construction when one of the joists broke apart, causing him to fall approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor below. He fractured both wrists and his left elbow. | |||||
2020-05-07 | Cumming | Georgia | The Rodriguez Team, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 7, 2020, an employee was using a set of 5-foot high job-made wooden scaffolds, standing on a 2x10 plank, while nailing a floor joist overhead. He lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, hitting his head. He experienced dizziness and was hospitalized for a concussion. | |||||
2020-02-28 | Mansfield | Georgia | WILLIAM ERECTION COMPANY | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was stationed on the ground hoisting materials via a crane. While following the materials on the crane, the employee tripped on a staged joist and fell injuring his left knee. | |||||
2020-02-27 | Ruskin | Florida | Haus 19 Construction, LLC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was standing on roof joists, installing plywood. He fell off the joist and landed on the floor about 7 feet below. He was hospitalized for a fracture injury. | |||||
2020-01-03 | Durant | Oklahoma | Red Iron, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On January 3, 2020, employees were hanging connections when the injured employee's right middle finger was smashed between two iron bar joists after the load came down. The employee's right middle fingertip was medically amputated. | |||||
2019-09-06 | Fort Payne | Alabama | Valley Joist, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was standing next to a roller bed waiting for the next joist to come down. He reached to stop the joist and pull it over to him so he could tack the two ends. When he grabbed the end bar, it fell between two pieces of angle. The employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the two angles resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip. | |||||
2019-07-11 | Gainesville | Florida | Dahmer Contracting Group of Florida | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was separating a bundle of joists when one of the joists fell on him and hit him in the shoulder. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Orwell | Ohio | A.E. STEEL ERECTORS INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was landing steel decking. A bar joist where the steel was being landed gave way causing the employee to ride the decking 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a cracked sternum and a broken rib. | |||||
2019-05-14 | Fombell | Pennsylvania | Mike Yohe Carpentry, LLC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was trying to nail a rafter while standing on a joist. He was stepping onto the wall and slipped, falling 10 to 12 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured arm and back soreness. | |||||
2019-04-12 | Roanoke | Texas | Red River Framing | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was walking on a second-floor joist when he fell, breaking his right hip. | |||||
2019-03-27 | Ambler | Pennsylvania | Tinari Contractors, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was cutting wire away from a bar joist that was being held/moved by an excavator. The excavator was moved, and the joist struck the employee in the back. The employee suffered back pain and broken ribs. | |||||
2019-01-31 | Latham | New York | SSW Erectors | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was attaching rigging gear to steel joists during crane operations. When the load was lifted his foot was entangled in the tagline and the employee was lifted to a height of approximately eight feet. The employee freed himself and dropped to the ground fracturing his pelvis. | |||||
2019-01-23 | Palm Beach Gardens | Florida | Red Iron Assemblers | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee lost his balance while working on a roof installing metal sheet over metal joists. He fell 14 feet landing on the ground and suffering a fracture. | |||||
2018-08-22 | Fort Collins | Colorado | Wisco Framing | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening |
On 8/22/2018, an employee was putting plywood down between two joists while laying floor decking when he stepped on non-secured plywood and fell through the gap between joists. He fractured his ribs, elbow, and left arm, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-14 | Shrewsbury | New Jersey | CMP Steel LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was connecting steel when he reached for a hoisted joist, lost his footing, and fell approximately 25 feet, fracturing his wrists and femur. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Greenwood | Mississippi | American Fire Sprinkler, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was walking on ceiling joists in an attic when his foot slipped off the joist and he fell through the ceiling, landing on the floor 10 feet below and fracturing his left wrist. | |||||
2018-07-06 | Lakeland | Florida | Bristol Environmental, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was working from a Baker scaffold, cutting a steel ceiling joist. Part of the joist fell, striking the scaffold; the employee lost his balance and fell 4 feet to the floor, breaking his right ankle. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Norwalk | Ohio | Lakeside Interior Contractors, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On June 26, 2018, an employee suffered a broken wrist after falling 5 feet from a scaffold to the floor while reaching to apply insulation in a ceiling joist. | |||||
2018-05-31 | Chicago | Illinois | JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was decking on the 53rd floor while standing on a joist supported by props. He lost his footing and fell 7 feet, hitting a plumber stack and breaking his left tibia. | |||||
2018-04-06 | Bellefontaine | Ohio | ANR Securities, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On April 6, 2018, an employee was coming down after installing cameras and walking along the joists at a front entrance when he missed a joist and fell approximately 10' to the concrete below. He suffered an internal brain bleed, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-14 | Austin | Texas | North American Contractors INC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was attending a tag line while a forklift was lowering a steel joist to the ground when the joist fell from the forklift and struck the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs, a perforated lung, and a broken leg. | |||||
2018-03-07 | Cape Coral | Florida | TWS Fabricators, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was up on an I-beam, tied off to set a long span joist on the wide flange beam. As the joist was coming up into position, it got close to his foot. He moved his foot, lost his balance, and fell off the beam. The retractable caught him, bounced once, and swung toward the building. The bottom flange of the I-beam then severed the retractable and the employee fell approximately 10 feet onto the sand/concrete floor. He fractured his left wrist and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-02-19 | Helena | Montana | BMC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was opening a delivery truck door when floor joists fell off the truck and struck the employee, causing head and back injuries, as well as a neck fracture. | |||||
2017-10-09 | San Antonio | Texas | C. Young & Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
An employee was lifting a steel joist with two coworkers when the coworkers on the other end of the joist let their end go. The employee's right index finger was smashed under the joist, amputating it halfway below the nail. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Jersey City | New Jersey | SHUSTER Management, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell approximately 10 feet onto a concrete slab while laying decking on joists because of windy conditions. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. | |||||
2017-08-30 | Chemung | New York | VULCRAFT OF NEW YORK, INC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was standing next to a roller table during steel fabrication activities. A steel joist was standing vertically when another joist struck it, knocking it off the roller table. The joist fell on the employee's left foot, injuring it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-27 | Valrico | Florida | CLONE IRON WORKS EQUIPMENT ERECTOR INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was shaking metal bar joists bundled on the forklifts to separate the metal bar joists and to move them to the staging area for edge grinding. One metal bar joist broke free from the bundle and smashed the employee's finger in between the metal joist and the forks of the forklift. The employee suffered an amputation to his left middle finger up to the first knuckle. | |||||
2017-06-27 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | MT Construction | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
While installing plywood sheathing on top of floor joists on the main floor of a house, an employee slipped and fell 10 feet onto the basement's concrete floor, suffering a collarbone injury. | |||||
2017-06-20 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Bruno's Mechanical, Inc. | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Two employees were laying pipe underneath a joist when a third party hit the joist, causing it to fall on them. The first employee suffered a head injury, while the second suffered a broken arm, broken wrist, and bruised ribs. | |||||
2017-06-16 | Washington | District Of | Miller & Long Concrete, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was landing a pallet jack that was elevated by a tower crane. As the crane lowered the load into a courtyard where the employee was located, the load struck something and started to swing. The employee's right hand was caught between the swinging load and the aluminum joists, crushing and amputating the ring finger. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Sarasota | Florida | United Steel Works, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
An employee was installing a bridging angle to a bar joist while wearing fall protection. He was welding it when he fell 30 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured skull, collapsed lung, and three broken ribs. | |||||
2017-06-05 | El Paso | Texas | Spectrum El Paso | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
While installing cable in an attic, an employee slipped on a joist and fell approximately 15 feet through the ceiling. The employee broke several ribs and punctured a lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-02 | Huron | Ohio | Troyer Valley Construction | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
On June 2, 2017, an employee was installing a ceiling joist while standing on a ladder and guardrail when the guardrail failed, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee suffered a spleen laceration, abdominal bleeding, and an elbow fracture, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-02-14 | Gainesville | Florida | R&D Steel Erectors, LLC. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was laying metal decking when his foot slipped on a bar joist, causing him to lose his balance and fall 17 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured rib, fractured vertebrae, and a lacerated liver, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-01-30 | Woodland Park | Colorado | Pinnacle Constructors & Spc | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on top of the semi-truck unloading steel joists when the load shifted and struck the employee. The employee fell and hit his head on a concrete block. | |||||
2017-01-21 | Sugar Land | Texas | Houser Welding and Fabrication | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
While stepping onto a joist on the second floor of a commercial construction site, an employee fell 13 feet to the ground below, fracturing the left pelvis and elbow. | |||||
2016-10-12 | Vance | Alabama | Nashville Fabrication and Engineering Limited Partnership | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
While separating bundles of steel joist, the joist became stuck and an employee used a pry bar to dislodge the joist. The employee attempted to separate the joist with his hands. The joist shifted and pinched the employee's right index finger resulting in partial amputation. | |||||
2016-09-28 | Madison | Mississippi | Terminix Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was in the attic of a residential home setting up equipment to blow insulation into the attic. He was walking on the ceiling joist while pulling an insulation hose when he lost his balance and his foot slipped off the joist. One of his feet went through the ceiling and caused his upper torso to fall onto the joist, fracturing four ribs and bruising his chest. | |||||
2016-09-21 | Rolla | Missouri | CSE Enterprises | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was drilling a hole through an overhead bar joist. The bit broke suddenly and the employee lost control of the hand-held drill. The unused portion of the drill bit went around his safety glasses and penetrated the eye. | |||||
2016-08-29 | Norwalk | Connecticut | Anchor Insulation, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was installing attic insulation and fell from a ceiling joist that was not properly nailed in place. The employee fractured their wrist. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Columbia | Illinois | CON-TECH CARPENTRY, INC. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell 8 feet though a floor opening into the basement while setting a floor joist. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and lower back fracture. | |||||
2016-06-27 | Jacksonville | Florida | Trinidad Services Corporation | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was installing a joist when he fell down, breaking his shoulder and injuring his head. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-15 | Cambridge | Massachusett | James F. Stearns, Co. LLP | Ankle(s) | Other jump to lower level |
An employee was unloading/hoisting structural steel members/composite joists from a flatbed trailer truck when the load shifted. The employee dismounted from the truck and landed on a bucket of bolts on the ground. He rolled and broke his ankle. | |||||
2016-05-24 | Dallas | Texas | BLAKEMAN STEEL, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
After climbing over a 3-foot joist, an employee stepped on a loose angle iron and fell on his right side, suffering internal injuries. | |||||
2016-04-25 | Boston | Massachusett | Conctructure Incorporated | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening |
On 4-25-16, an employee fell through a floor opening between two joists on the second floor while attempting to glue the subfloor down. | |||||
2016-04-24 | Cabot | Arkansas | Pinnacle Structures Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was unloading a metal rafter with an overhead traveling joist crane when the crane's clamp caught the edge of the rafter, causing the crane to tip over onto the employee. The employee suffered a broken right leg. | |||||
2016-04-04 | Haughton | Louisiana | Menco Constructors, Inc | Brain | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was installing bridging from a scissor lift. He stepped out of the scissor lift and onto the bar joist and fell approximately 16 feet to the concrete below, suffering head trauma. | |||||
2016-01-21 | Mantua | New Jersey | M & T ERECTION ENTERPRISES | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee welding a bar joist fell 13.5 feet and suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. | |||||
2016-01-05 | Powell | Ohio | Graves Lumber | Pelvic region | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was installing a floor joist on the deck when he fell 10 feet through the joist to the ground below. He hit and injured his backside and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-12-29 | Trenton | New Jersey | Low Bid Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was in the boom lift cleaning when he got caught between a bar joist and the lift causing damage to his liver. | |||||
2015-09-22 | San Diego | California | INTERSTATE STEEL BUILDERS, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
An employee was operating a manlift and struck their abdomen against the roof joist causing a contusion. | |||||
2015-09-04 | Hondo | Texas | Sure Seal | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee was working on a third floor balcony, applying flashing to metal. The employee stepped through the floor joists, landed on the second floor balcony, and then fell to the first floor. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken ankle, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-04-20 | Plantsville | Connecticut | JLN Consulting, LLC | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening |
A project superintendent was walking on a mezzanine made of a series of steel joists with sheets of plywood used for decking. The employee fell through an unguarded area of the mezzanine, through the mezzanine floor and into an office below, where he hit his head on a desk. The employee was transported to an area hospital where he was admitted. | |||||
2015-03-06 | Spring | Texas | Nestor Armendariz | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On 3/06/2015 at approximately 9:44 AM, an employee was injured when he lost his footing on top of a 9 foot wall while installing ceiling joists and fell backwards onto the concrete floor below. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a brain injury. | |||||
2015-03-05 | Richmond Hill | Georgia | CLARK IRON WORKS, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing decking on top of bar joists and welding it in place. A piece of decking was not adequately supported by the bar joists. The employee stepped on that piece, which caved in under his weight, and fell about 12' onto the concrete ground, resulting in a hospitalization. | |||||
2015-01-06 | Bridgehampton | New York | EPZ Contracting Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
The worker stepped on a floor joist and fell 10 feet. The worker sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized. |