Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260479 - Employee killed in fall when bridge form collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200260479 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302075932	11/20/1998	1622	0	Robertson, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a bull float on a bridge deck when the form gave way and the bridge deck caved in. He fell, head first, and was buried up to his chest in soft concrete. It took approximately 15 minutes to rescue Employee #1 from the concrete. He was transported to the local hospital, where he was treated in Intensive Care for several days before he died.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, CONCRETE FORM WORK, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FLOWING MATERIAL, BRIDGE DECK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302075932			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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