Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200232239 - Three Employees Injured in Collapse of Bridge Being Built

Accident Summary Nr: 200232239 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 10/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311579270	10/27/2008	1611	237310	Graham Construction & Management, Inc.

Abstract: On October 27, 2008, Employees #1, 2 and 3 were working as part of a concrete paving crew on a section of elevated bridge deck being constructed. The deck section had precast concrete girders placed onto shoring on each end. The concrete diaphragms had been cast-in-place between the girders, and form-work had been placed for the concrete deck. The Employees were injured when the deck section collapsed. At the time of the collapse, a Bidwell paving machine had poured approximately 66 yards of concrete which covered slightly more than half of the deck section. The Employees were hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, CONCRETE PUMP, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, BRIDGE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311579270	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	311579270	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	311579270	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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