Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922268 - Seventeen Workers Are Injured in Construction Roof Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200922268 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 12/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310724166	12/08/2006	1542	236220	Clark Concrete Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:39 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2006, Employees #1 through #17 were working at a building under construction in Arlington, Virginia. The building was being built by the Clark Construction Group, LLC., and the employees were working for the company's subcontractor, Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC. The concrete subcontractor had poured fresh concrete on the building's 25th floor (roof) that morning at approximately 6:30 a.m. At approximately 8:39 a.m., the freshly poured concrete roof collapsed. Several employees of Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC., were trapped, and many more were injured. Seventeen employees sustained injuries; three injuries were critical, four were serious, and ten were minor. Seven of the seventeen injured employees were hospitalized overnight, and ten were not hospitalized. All were struck by a falling object. Employee #1, working as a construction trades helper, sustained a head injury, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #2, also working as a construction trades helper, sustained a dislocated hip, and he was hospitalized. Employee #3, working as an engineering technician, sustained an injury to one or more knees, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #4, working as a concrete and terrazzo finisher, sustained an injury to his neck, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #5, working as a construction trades helper, sustained an injury to his neck, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #6, working as a concrete and terrazzo finisher, sustained an injury to his back, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #7, working as a construction trades helper, sustained the amputation of one or both legs, and he was hospitalized. Employee #8, working as a construction trades helper, sustained an injury to his shoulder, and he was hospitalized. Employee #9, working as a construction trades helper, sustained injuries to one or both legs, and he was hospitalized. Employee #10, working as an engineering technician, sustained lacerations to his chest, and he was hospitalized. Employee #11, whose occupation was not stated, sustained an injury to his neck, and he was hospitalized. Employee #12, whose occupation was not stated, sustained an injury to his back, and he was hospitalized. Employee #13, whose occupation was not stated, sustained lacerations to one or both legs, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #14, whose occupation was not stated, sustained strains and sprains to his body, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #15, whose occupation was not stated, sustained a head injury, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #16, whose occupation was not stated, sustained injuries to one or both legs, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #17, whose occupation was not stated, sustained strains and sprains to his body, but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE, SPRAIN, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	24	250

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
6	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
7	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
8	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
9	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
10	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
11	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
12	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
13	310724166	Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
14	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
15	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
16	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
17	310724166	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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