Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201691078 - Two employees are injured when steel cage bridge collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201691078 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 10/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301278370	10/20/2003	1622	237310	United Steel Placers, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were placing deadman when the steel cage bridge column collapsed. Employee #1 suffered a punctured left lung and Employee #2 suffered compound fractures to the left arm. According to the investigation, the deadman location or guying was defective. Although there was no evidence of the deadman shifting from the collapse, it was shown that they were not placed on flat surfaces and that they were not positioned at 90 degrees from each other as the engineered drawing illustrated. Both employees were hospitalized for treatment of their injuries.

Keywords: BRIDGE COLUMN, FRACTURE, LUNG, COLLAPSE, DEADMAN CONTROL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	8	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301278370			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Landing Materials (Hoi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	301278370			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 70 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Landing Materials (Hoi Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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