Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712578 - Employee Is Killed in Fall When Board Comes Loose

Accident Summary Nr: 200712578 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 06/23/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308647213	06/23/2005	1771	238110	Gar-Tex Construction Company

Abstract: On June 23, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a project to expand a wastewater treatment facility belonging to the Trinity River Authority. He was working on the concrete walls while positioned on a form scaffold attached to concrete form panels. A 2-by-4 was being used as a midrail. The nails holding the 2-by-4 in place came loose, and Employee #1 fell through the opening. He fell a distance of about 28 feet. He was killed.

Keywords: BOARD, CONCRETE FORM WORK, WASTE PROC FAC, FALL, MIDRAIL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308647213			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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