Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200783058 - Employee Is Crushed by Collapsing Concrete Shoring Later Die

Accident Summary Nr: 200783058 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305470361	03/05/2004	1771	238110	Mfc Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 5, 2004, Employee #1 was working beneath a supported 10-ft by 24-ft cantilever patio under construction. Employee #1 was severely injured when the concrete shoring collapsed crushing him. The cantilever patio was approximately 80 percent completed during the pouring operation when the structure collapsed. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he later died on Sunday March 7, 2004.

Keywords: POURING, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, SHORING, CONCRETE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	9		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305470361			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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