Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043593 - Six Workers Are Injured When Shear Wall Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201043593 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 01/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311637821	01/10/2008	1799	238990	Steel Engineers, Inc.

Abstract: "On January 10, 2008, Employee #1, Employee #2, Employee #3, Employee #4, Employee #5 and Employee #6 were working at the City Center project when a shear wall collapsed. The reinforcing steel wall was not adequately supported. Eight workers were working inside the number-eight double curtain rebar wall when it fell over, and Employee #1, Employee #2, Employee #3, Employee #4, Employee #5 and Employee #6 were injured in the collapse and underwent hospitalization with various injuries as a result of the incident."

Keywords: SUPPORT POSTS, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other
2	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other
3	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other
4	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other
5	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other
6	311637821	Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other

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