Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115710238 - Tom Obrien Construction Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Investigation Summary

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 6, 1994, Employee #1, a concrete worker for O'Brien Construction Co., Inc., was standing on top of a 12 in. wide vertical concrete wall removing the last in a series of concrete forms from the wall. He lost his balance and fell approximately 14 1/2 ft to compacted soil. Employee #1 suffered fractures to both heels. He was wearing a fall arrest harness and on the previous panels had been securing himself against falling. On this last panel, however, Employee #1 made no attempt to tie off and made no attempt to seek an alternate, safer, method of removing the last panel.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, FOOT, UNSTABLE POSITION