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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445506

CONCRETE FORM WORK,HEAD,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,BRIDGE,CONCRETE,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

Event
CONCRETE FORM WORK,HEAD,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,BRIDGE,CONCRETE,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14445506
Report ID
552700

Event description

Two employees injured when bridge forming collapses

Investigation abstract

SWM, a bridge contractor, hired Advance Shoring Company to design and supply bri e Shoring Company were involved in fall. dge shoring for a poured concrete bridge. Material shortages resulted in a revis ed design being submitted by Advance Shoring and in SWM supplying some of its ow n forming materials. SWM did a final inspection of the forms at 3 p.m. and the p our began at 6 a.m. the following day. By 8:30 a.m., approximately 150 cubic yar ds (300 tons) of Redimix had been conveyed onto the forms when they collapsed. E mployees #1 and #2, and 14 coworkers, fell between 12 and 20 ft, along with the Redimix and rebar. Employees #1 and #2 were taken by ambulance to a hospital, tr eated for head lacerations, and released. Employees from both SWM and the Advanc

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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