Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043007 - Employee Is Injured When Concrete Falsework Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201043007 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310431259	03/19/2007	1611	237310	Frehner Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and four coworkers were removing falsework on a freeway overpass bridge. Four employees were positioned at five jacks and one employee at the remote control. At the time of the accident, the jacks were being lowered, and the cap I-beam became unbalanced. The cap I-beam and three posts collapsed to the ground. Employee #1 was struck by the steel I- beam and sustained a fractured hip, femur, and pelvis, as well as damage to his internal organs. He was hospitalized with his injuries. The four coworkers were able run out of the path of collapsing members.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, CONCRETE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310431259			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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