Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067782 - Three Employees Are Injured in Collapsed Building

Accident Summary Nr: 201067782 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307027896	04/29/2004	1741	238140	Pacific Southwest Structures

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 29, 2004, four employees were working at a construction site of a six-story condominium to pour concrete for a roof-deck. Two of the employees were concrete workers and located above a stairwell, while the other two were ironworkers and were located in the stairwell below. The false-work was installed in the stairwell to support the wet concrete above, which the ironworkers were rebaring. As the wet concrete was being poured, the false-work pulled away from the walls and collapsed inward into the stairwell. Three of the four employees were transported to a local hospital and treated for bruises and fractures. The accident investigation revealed that the false-work timbers were not adequately fastened to the walls and were not inspected before the concrete was poured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, WET OPERATION, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION, INATTENTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307027896	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307027896	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307027896	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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