Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18241364 - Thompson-Rubin Associates

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18241364

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 03/07/1989

Site Address:
Thompson-Rubin Associates
4498 E. Adamo Drive
Tampa, FL 33605

Mailing Address:
6302 Benjamin Road, Suite 400, Tampa, FL 33634

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:6552

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/10/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360453799

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 601997

Event: 03/06/1989

MAINTENANCE WORKER KILLED BY FALLING CONCRETE PANEL

A maintenance worker from a nearby office industrial building was crushed while making a telephone call from a construction trailer parked adjacent to a building under construction in an industrial park when an inadequately braced precast concrete panel weighing in excess of 36,000 pounds collapsed onto the trailer. Investigation revealed both braces on the panel were inadequately installed. One was improperly pinned so that it had no tensile strength, while the other had an improperly torqued expansion bolt at its bottom anchorage. A gust of wind likely blew the panel over.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, MAINTENANCE, CONCRETE PANEL, TORSO, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18241364			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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