Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853436 - Employee killed when crushed by falling concrete panel

Accident Summary Nr: 170853436 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120246780	02/24/1999	1541	0	Howell & Bros Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a superintendent, and a coworker/foreman were aligning a concrete tilt-up panel that had been set in place and had pipe braces attached. The coworker was on the inside of the panel, using a jack and a steel plate to slide the panel a small distance. Employee #1 was on the outside of the panel when it fell in his direction. He was unable to run clear and was crushed and killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120246780			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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