Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200674729 - Employee killed when crushed by concrete slab

Accident Summary Nr: 200674729 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307295964	02/20/2004	1771	238110	St. Johns Rebar & Erection, Co.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 19, 2004, an employee and a coworker were positioning a precast concrete slab on the second story of a motel. The slab weighed approximately 4,500 pounds. The slab tilted while the workers were standing on top of it. The employee was killed when the concrete slab fell on top of him. The coworker was able to jump to safety.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, PRECAST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307295964			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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