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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388011

REBAR,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,BRIDGE,ENTANGLED

Event
REBAR,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,BRIDGE,ENTANGLED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14388011
Report ID
524700

Event description

Employees injured by collapse of formwork of bridge span

Investigation abstract

Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working on a bridge span while concrete was being poured. When the formwork support system failed and collapsed, one employee fell 20 ft to the ground and two other employees became entangled in the deformed re bar.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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