Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200353084 - Collapsing Tower Crushes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200353084 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307218180	03/22/2004	1771	238110	National Erectors Rebar, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were directed to retie the rebar cages with epoxy coated ties. The employees climbed the last cage to be retied, indicated as tower B-4, and began to retie the rebar. Employee #1 had completed his assigned task and joined his coworkers on tower B-4 and began retying rebar with them. All three employees were on the tower and were at approximately the 25-ft level when the wind began to shake the tower. The tower remained erect and the employees continued to retie the rebar. Shortly thereafter, the wind began again and the tower began to fall to the West. The three employees, who were tied off, began to unhook their fall protection in an attempt to jump clear of the tower. Employee #1 was on the West side of the tower and was unable to unhook in time to jump clear of the tower. Employee #1 contacted the ground and was crushed under the weight of the rebar tower, suffering fatal injuries.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, REBAR, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, TIE-OFF, TOWER

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	4	127	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307218180			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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