Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14264378 - EMPLOYEE BECOMES TRAPPED UNDER A REBAR WALL

Accident Summary Nr: 14264378 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108205196	10/19/1989	1791	0	Ball, Ball And Brosamer, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 19, 1989, four employees were working at various heights ranging from 15 to 30 feet installing rebar U-bars at the top of an erected rebar steel curtain. Three employees were working at the south end of the rebar steel curtain. The curtain began to sway. The wall fell to the floor level of the generator pump by pass. Employee #1 became trapped under the rebar wall for about 20 minutes. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital and died on the evening of October 23 from injuries sustained during the accident.

Keywords: WALL, REBAR, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108205196	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers
2	108205196	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers
3	108205196	Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers
4	108205196	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers

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