Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078093 - Three Employees Sustain Minor Injuries in Mylar Dome Rupture

Accident Summary Nr: 202078093 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 04/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311105456	04/17/2007	1796	238290	Condustrial, Inc.

Abstract: On April 16, 2010, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working for an employer who recently inflated PVC Mylar fabric dome (200 ft diameter with 100 ft) to be used for raw material storage. A final support structure for the dome had yet been constructed (foam application, rebar, and shotcrete). On a day of high winds, an employee noticed a tear in the dome's top dead center. After an unsuccessful attempt to repair it, the employer removed their employees from the dome to initiate a controlled pressure release of the doom. The dome ruptured. Sections of the dome fabric still attached to the footer blew skyward. Dome fabric struck the three employees as it fell to the ground. Employees #1 and #2 lost consciousness for a period. All three employees were transported to the hospital, where they were treated mainly for contusions. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were not hospitalized..

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, RUPTURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311105456	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	311105456	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	311105456	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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