OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707166

CONCRETE FORM WORK,CONCRETE SLAB,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1986-05-06T00:00:00

Event: CONCRETE FORM WORK,CONCRETE SLAB,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 707166
Report ID: 352420

Event description

Employee crushed and killed by collapsing concrete slab

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was under the center of an improperly supported 7 ft wide by 14 ft l ong by 4 in. thick poured concrete patio slab, removing the wood shoring for for m work. Three 1/2 in. diameter rebar slipped out of 1/2 in. deep holes in the sl ab, causing it to collapse and fall away from the existing house wall. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
563

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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