Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961555 - Employee injured in fall when guardrails collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200961555 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300692753	10/22/1997	1771	0	Harkins Concrete Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had been removing concrete form work from a column at the north stair tower. A guardrail protection system, secured only to shoring members, was near this column. The shoring system had been significantly weakened when the wooden shores and the stringer had been removed and replaced with post-type shores. This supported the sheathing only and nothing supported the ribs, to which the guardrails were ultimately secured. During the course of his work, Employee #1 contacted the ribs and guardrails, and they both collapsed. He fell about 44 ft to the ground and suffered multiple fractures, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, GUARDRAIL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	7	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300692753			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 44 feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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