Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014460 - Construction Worker Is Killed as Concrete Planks Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202014460 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 02/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309598126	02/26/2007	1791	238120	Car-Win Construction Inc.

Abstract: On February 26, 2007, Employee #1 was a construction worker employed by a structural steel erection contractor. As he was adjusting a 4- to 6-ton concrete plank, the plank collapsed, causing other concrete planks below it to collapse as well. Employee #1 fell three stories and sustained a fracture in his head. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10	104	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309598126			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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