Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362977 - Two Employees Drown after Bridge Form Collapses, Six Employe

Accident Summary Nr: 201362977 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308776392	06/14/2007	1629	237990	Civil Tech, Inc.

Abstract: Seven employees of Granite Archer Western were pouring concrete into a vertical bridge formwork in the Bay of St. Louis. They were stationed on a platform surrounding the formwork in the bridge column. A construction inspector of CiViL Tech, Incorporated was present overseeing the work. The vertical form catastrophically failed and the formwork and platform fell into the water. Employee # 1, the construction inspector, died from drowning. Employee #2 was found the next day, drowned underneath the work platform. Employees #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8 were hospitalized.

Keywords: PLATFORM, BRIDGE COLUMN, COLLAPSE, BRIDGE, DROWN, 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		85	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	308776392			Fatality	Asphyxia	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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