Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160045.015 - Employee cutting rebar sustains head injury, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 160045.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1698354.015	09/15/2023		562211	Magoba Disposal, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on September 17, 2023, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was operating a handheld concrete saw (14-inch blade) to cut the rebar located on the concrete floor being demolished. After the rebar was cut, chipping hammers were used to demolish the concrete floor, which would fall onto the first floor below. A concrete slab collapsed under Employee #1, falling 17 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 was tied off to a vertical metal beam using a lifeline with a rope grab, which was attached to his lanyard. His personal fall arrest system was not rigged such that he could not free fall more than 6 feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized and was taken off from life support and died due to a head injury.

Keywords: Collapse, Concrete Floor, Concrete Slab, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hammer , Head, Laborer, Lanyard, Rebar, Saw

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1698354.015	40	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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