Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675924 - Three Employees Are Killed, Fourth Injured, in Deck Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200675924 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309431617	05/06/2006	1771	238110	Southland Forming, Inc.

Abstract: On May 6, 2006, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were working for a poured concrete foundation and structure contractor. They were underneath a deck where concrete was being poured. Two of the four employees were checking the level of the truss formwork; the other two employees were using shovels to remove excess concrete that dripped from above. During the concrete pour, the formwork suddenly collapsed, trapping the employees under the forms and the freshly poured concrete. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were asphyxiated, and Employee #4 sustained an unspecified injury, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	26		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309431617	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	309431617	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	309431617	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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