Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344818 - Five employees are injured when rebar assembly collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202344818 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308056597	10/09/2004	1771	238110	Delta Construction Specialties, Inc.

Abstract: On October 9, 2004, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were installing a rebar assembly for bridge piling, which was called a cage. The rebar assembly was hoisted in place and once released from the crane it leaned over to one side. The employees returned the following morning to continue installation of required rebar inside the cage. Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 started climbing the cage at the leaning side. When they reached at about the top of the cage, it started to move slowly in the direction it was leaning. Eventually, it collapsed to the barge, which was next to the piling, crashing Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 at a pinch point with the equipment in its path. All employees were hospitalized with multiple fractures. In addition, one employee had his foot amputated at a pinch point during the collapse.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, PILING, REBAR, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308056597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	308056597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
3	308056597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
4	308056597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
5	308056597	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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