Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167483 - Three Employees Are Injured in Fall When Decking Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201167483 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126152073	11/15/2005	1522	236220	Omer Nassery Dba O N Development

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 30, 2005, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were pouring wet concrete onto falsework decking, when a section of the falsework decking collapsed from the concentrated load of poured concrete. The wet concrete had been poured on the middle of the decking; it was not spread over the length of the decking. The decking dropped about a foot from shear weight of the wet concrete, causing bruises and scratches on legs of Employees #1, 2, and 3. The three employees were transported to Cedar Sinai Hospital and released after treatment.

Keywords: DECKING, POURING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCRETE, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126152073	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	126152073	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	126152073	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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