Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630217 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CONCRETE FLOOR COLLAPSES

Accident Summary Nr: 201630217 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 11/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301863692	12/02/1997	1751	0	Nuprecon Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301863833	12/04/1997	1542	0	Baugh Construction Oregon Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301863940	12/08/1997	1795	0	Penhall Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing behind a concrete leverage hoist on the fifth floor of OHSU Hospital while a co-worker was picking a 3 ft by 4 ft piece of concrete flooring. The piece of concrete Employee #1 was standing on gave way, due to the weight of the hoist and the flooring, and Employee #1 and the hoist fell approximately 8 ft to the lower floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, CONCRETE, HOISTING MECHANISM, COLLAPSE, HOIST, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301863692	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	301863833			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	301863940			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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