Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670180 - Employee dies of injuries after A-form collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200670180 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116513367	09/09/1996	1799	0	Southern Pan Services Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 3, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing taper ties and ground anchorage from an approximately 70 ft long metal A-form. When the last taper tie was removed, the wall came loose. Employee #1 climbed atop the wall and used a 1 in. thick rope to tie the A-form to the rebar at different locations. The coworker climbed the A-form to tie it off and was removing a pin from a ground anchorage when the A-form came down and crushed Employee #1. He died at approximately 1:30 a.m. on September 6, 1996 .

Keywords: WALL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TIE-OFF, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116513367			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters

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