Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955161 - One employee killed and one injured by falling form work

Accident Summary Nr: 955161 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 12/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112402193	12/19/1990	1622	0	English Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:22 p.m. on December 18, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 and five coworkers were installing wood form work for a bridge abutment in Suffolk, VA. Two sections of the 8 ft wide by 18 ft high form work had been inadequately braced and a gust of wind blew them over. Employee #1, who was walking in front of the falling forms, was struck on the head and killed. Employee #2, who was standing on the footing of the bridge abutment holding a ladder for the foreman, was pushed into an excavated area. He sustained a sprained left ankle and a small chip fracture.

Keywords: WOOD ERECTION, HEAD, HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRACING, BRIDGE, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112402193			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades
2	112402193			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenters

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