Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306116336 - Hansen Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Las Vegas 0953220

Investigation Summary

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 20, 2002, Employee #1 was struck by timber bracing during the removal of concrete forms. He was welding a pipe on the roof deck. Employee #1 was on his hands and knees with his back to the area where the forms were being removed. He was approximately 10.5 feet from the concrete wall and as tension was released on the form, a piece of unsecured wood bracing came loose and fell. The 10.75 feet bracing was suspended approximately 8 feet in the air and fell, striking the employee on the upper back and neck area. Employee #1 suffered minor bruises and was transported to a local hospital for observation and later released.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WELDING, BACK, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE