OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14413553

CONCRETE FORM WORK,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BRIDGE DECK,FALL,SHORING

1988-06-14T00:00:00

Event: CONCRETE FORM WORK,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,BRIDGE DECK,FALL,SHORING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14413553
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Two killed, six injured when concrete bridge deck collapses

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #8 were working on a concrete pour. The pan forms used on t he east end of the concrete pour were not shored to requirements. The shoring in place could not carry the load and failed with little or no warning. The employ ees working on top of the concrete forms fell about 20 feet alongside wet concre te, rebar, and other equipment. Employees #1 and #6 were killed; Employees #2 th rough #5, #7, and #8 were hospitalized.

Victims (8)

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
11

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
5

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#6 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M

Nature of injury
20

Part of body
11

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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