Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494340 - One Employee Is Killed and Four Injured When Floor Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202494340 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316069269	11/08/2011	1522	236116	Sp&K Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 8, 2011, five employees were working on a construction site, pouring concrete. The front section of the fourth floor collapsed onto the third floor front section and then collapsed onto the second floor. The five employees were crushed between floors. Employee #1 died, and Employees #2, #3, #4 and #5 were hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	5	65	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316069269	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	316069269	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	316069269	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	316069269	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	316069269	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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