Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105181.015 - Two employees are trapped when a rebar mat collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 105181.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275552.015	11/02/2017		238220	J.W. Mcclenahan Co.

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on November 2, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a mechanical construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction site for a new multifamily residential building. They were installing plumbing pipes when a rebar mat weighing 700,000 pounds collapsed and trapped the two employees. Emergency workers were called and the employees were extracted and transported to the hospital. They were treated for abrasions and contusions and released.

Keywords: Abrasion, Caught Between, Caught In, Contusion, Installing, Material Handling, Pipe, Rebar, Residential Construction, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			0	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1275552.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:
2	1275552.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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