Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201260361 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY FORMWORK

Accident Summary Nr: 201260361 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300947868	12/04/1996	1629	0	Kenny/Kiewit/Shea, Joint Venture

Abstract: Employee #1 was sheared in half while working in a 150-foot deep shaft. The worker was killed when the jump form used for the concrete lining of the shaft unexpectedly moved while he was crawling under it.

Keywords: SEVERED, CONCRETE FORM WORK, TORSO, CRUSHED, LACERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300947868			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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