Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170700801 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY REINFORCING STEEL

Accident Summary Nr: 170700801 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120077870	04/11/1994	1791	0	Tri-Cities

Abstract: Employee #1 was tying off reinforcing steel while inside a 10-ft-diameter steel reinforcing column cage lying horizontally on the ground that was being fabricated. The cage was sitting on an H-beam and was intended to have temporary horizontal bars through the hoops and be secured to one 10,000-lb concrete block at each end to prevent collapse prior to placement of final horizontal bars. While the Employee #1 was inside the cage it collapsed and some of the hoops fell on him. Employee #1 suffered fractured rib and back. It appears that the proper fabrication procedures were not followed or closely adhered to.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL, COLLAPSE, COLUMN, BACK, RIB, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120077870			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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