Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117968.015 - Employee is killed when caught under collapsing concrete wal

Accident Summary Nr: 117968.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 07/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415472.015	07/16/2019		237310	Haymes Brothers

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 16, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working on a bridge demolition project. He was using a Husqvarna K770 power saw to cut rebar that supported a 4,000-pound concrete abutment wing/wall at the end of the bridge. The abutment wing shifted, separated from the remaining rebar, and collapsed onto the employee. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Bridge, Caught Between, Collapse, Concrete, Construction, Demolition, Falling Object, Fracture, Rebar, Saw, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415472.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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