Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100966589 - Mccarthy Western Constructors,Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 100966589

Report ID: 0931700

Date Opened: 12/04/1987

Site Address:
Mccarthy Western Constructors,Inc.
44400 Indian Wells Lane
Indian Wells, CA 92210

Mailing Address:
Mccarthy Western Constructors, Inc., 44400 Indian Wells Lane, CA 92110

Union Status: Union

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/10/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360459234

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 966606

Event: 11/12/1987

Employee struck by falling concrete formwork later dies

On November 12, 1987, Employee #1, a laborer working with a carpenter crew doing cleanup work after concrete forms had been stripped, was struck on the head and shoulders by falling formwork. The formwork, which consisted of 3/4 in. plywood and 2 in. by 4 in. and 4 in. by 4 in. wood bracing, fell 13 ft 5 in. Employee #1 was hospitalized on that day, lapsed into a coma on November 18, 1987, and died on December 4, 1987, from head injuries complicated by subdural and intracerebral hemorrhaging.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, HEAD, SHOULDER, HEMORRHAGE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100966589			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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