Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200071819 - Two Killed, When Concrete Wall Panel Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200071819 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305746331	08/05/2002	1542	236220	Perry Construction Group, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305746349	08/05/2002	1791	0	Carolina Tiltup Construction, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305746364	08/07/2002	1791	0	Steel Performance, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305746315	08/05/2002	1711	0	Associated Sprinkler Company Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305748204	09/18/2002	1791	0	Carolina Steel & Stone, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305747040	08/22/2002	5251	444130	Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. -Store 3651
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305746372	08/12/2002	8711	541330	Professional Service Industries, Inc.

Abstract: On August 5, 2002, Employee #1 and #2, of Associated Sprinkler Company and three coworkers, of Lowder, Inc., were waiting their lunches near a recently-installed 20ft wide by 23ft tall, 40,000lb reinforced concrete tilt-up wall panel. The wall suddenly fell on the workers, killing Employee #1 and #2 and one of the coworkers, and injuring the other two coworkers. The temporary braces for the wall panel had been removed approximately two hours earlier by the contractor and before permanent connections at the roof and base had been made. According to the job specifications, the wall panel was to have been welded to the roof, grouted to the footing, and tied into the floor slab by a pour-back strip before the braces were removed. None of these connections had been made, as a result once the braces were removed; the wall panel was free standing , on a set of shims. In additions, an independent testing company was supposed to inspect all welds and issue a report. The report was incorrect in indicating that all the welds were complete when, in fact, two wall panels were not welded at all, one of them being the panel that fell.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, BRACING, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	23	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305746331			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	305746349			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	305746364			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	305746315	Fatality	Other	Mechanical engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	305746315	Fatality	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
6	305748204			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
7	305747040			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
8	305746372			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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