Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310724166 - Clark Concrete Contractors, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Investigation Summary

At approximately 8:39 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2006, Employees #1 through #17 were working at a building under construction in Arlington, Virginia. The building was being built by the Clark Construction Group, LLC., and the employees were working for the company's subcontractor, Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC. The concrete subcontractor had poured fresh concrete on the building's 25th floor (roof) that morning at approximately 6:30 a.m. At approximately 8:39 a.m., the freshly poured concrete roof collapsed. Several employees of Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC., were trapped, and many more were injured. Seventeen employees sustained injuries; three injuries were critical, four were serious, and ten were minor. Seven of the seventeen injured employees were hospitalized overnight, and ten were not hospitalized. All were struck by a falling object. Employee #1, working as a construction trades helper, sustained a head injury, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #2, also working as a construction trades helper, sustained a dislocated hip, and he was hospitalized. Employee #3, working as an engineering technician, sustained an injury to one or more knees, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #4, working as a concrete and terrazzo finisher, sustained an injury to his neck, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #5, working as a construction trades helper, sustained an injury to his neck, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #6, working as a concrete and terrazzo finisher, sustained an injury to his back, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #7, working as a construction trades helper, sustained the amputation of one or both legs, and he was hospitalized. Employee #8, working as a construction trades helper, sustained an injury to his shoulder, and he was hospitalized. Employee #9, working as a construction trades helper, sustained injuries to one or both legs, and he was hospitalized. Employee #10, working as an engineering technician, sustained lacerations to his chest, and he was hospitalized. Employee #11, whose occupation was not stated, sustained an injury to his neck, and he was hospitalized. Employee #12, whose occupation was not stated, sustained an injury to his back, and he was hospitalized. Employee #13, whose occupation was not stated, sustained lacerations to one or both legs, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #14, whose occupation was not stated, sustained strains and sprains to his body, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #15, whose occupation was not stated, sustained a head injury, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #16, whose occupation was not stated, sustained injuries to one or both legs, but he was not hospitalized. Employee #17, whose occupation was not stated, sustained strains and sprains to his body, but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE, SPRAIN, CONTUSION, LEG