Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70134.015 - Three workers sustain multiple fractures in bridge collapse.

Accident Summary Nr: 70134.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/22/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1020629.015	01/23/2015		237990	Flatiron West Inc.

Abstract: At 2:18 p.m. on January 22, 2015, Employees #1, #2, and #3, plus additional coworkers, employed by a construction company, were engaged in the construction of an elevated bridge bypassing a highway. Three employees were pouring concrete soffits, stems, and box girders. Less than 50 percent of the concrete had been loaded when supports failed, causing a failure and collapse of the section between two columns designated Bents 3 and 4. This falsework failure caused approximately 190 feet of highway to collapse a height of approximately 25 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was rescued from under the falsework, and Employees #2 and #3 from on top of it. These workers were transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures. Other project workers also were injured, but less seriously and not requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Bridge, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Pouring

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1020629.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:
2	1020629.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:
3	1020629.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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