[Download] "Chartier v. Winslow Crane Service Co." by Colorado Supreme Court # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Chartier v. Winslow Crane Service Co.
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 04, 1960
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
Description
Chartier was employed as an ironworker by the Perlmutter Construction Company in the construction of a five-story building in downtown Denver when the accident that resulted in his injuries occurred. The mode of construction being employed involved the use of vertical columns, cross-beams, and slabs made from prestressed concrete. Chartier was familiar with the construction of these materials, having worked for a number of months in the plant in which his employer manufactured them. The columns were placed in rows and the floors formed by placing the cross-beams on projections from the columns and laying three rectangular slabs within each set of four columns on notches cut four inches into the beams. The space between the floors thus formed and a set of four columns was referred to as a bay. Each slab was 21 feet long, 58 inches wide and 2 inches thick and weighed approximately 2 1/2 tons. Because of the weight and size of these materials, large cranes had to be used to place them in the required position.