Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200632131 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tunnel Debris

Accident Summary Nr: 200632131 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311681696	10/22/2009	1629	237990	Johnson Western Gunite Dba Johnson Western Constru

Abstract: On October 22, 2009, Employee #1 was engaged in the preparations for raising the height of a tunnel liner. His employer had been contracted to complete the project. Employee #1 bored several holes for taking core samples and pictures were taken. Employee #1 then obtained permission to enter the tunnel by way of the railroad. Employee #1 entered the tunnel through the west portal entrance, with his excavator equipped with a hoe ram. After reaching the necessary work station, Employee #1 began hammering out the center part of the tunnel's liner to remove it. While Employee #1 was working, there were two coworkers attempting to hammer out another section of the tunnel; however, they were having difficulty in getting their impact hammer to work. About 30 minutes following the start of work, a section of the roof fell, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: HEAD, TUNNEL, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311681696			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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