Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896407 - Two employees injured when concrete forms collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 896407 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 09/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126610757	09/30/1997	1771	0	Elco Concrete

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 30, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 were erecting a 20 ft by 40 ft concrete form. They were working from a steel bracket scaffold between two form walls that were approximately 53 in. apart when a strong gust of wind pushed the forms over. The scaffold prevented the two walls from crushing the workers, both of whom escaped with minor injuries. Employee #1 received stitches for multiple cuts and lacerations and was hospitalized. Employee #2 suffered cuts and bruises, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126610757			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	126610757			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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