Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201271442 - Employee killed when rebar structure collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201271442 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304713860	04/11/2002	1622	0	Hill Brothers Construction Co.

Abstract: On April 11, 2002, Employee #1 and two coworkers completed tying 30-ft sections of number 11 rebar for a bridge column. The cylindrical rebar structure collapsed, crushing and killing Employee #1 when the portion of rebar he was on fell on a concrete anchor block used to attach guy lines to plumb the structure as the concrete sets. The coworkers sustained minor injuries.

Keywords: ANCHOR, BRIDGE COLUMN, REBAR, COLLAPSE, BLOCKS, CRUSHED, BRIDGE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304713860			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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