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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #821165

COLLAPSE,BROKEN WELD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SHORING

Event
COLLAPSE,BROKEN WELD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,SHORING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
821165
Report ID
352440

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL WHEN FLOOR COLLAPSED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE SPREADING AND FINISHING CONCRETE ON A FORM DECK THAT WA S 8 FET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE STEEL ERECTION AND SHORING FORMING SYSTEM HAD BE EN COMPLETED BY THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. THE CONCRETE FINISHERS WERE SPREADING CO NCRETE ON THE DECK WHEN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FLOOR COLLAPSED, CAUSING BOT H EMPLOYEES TO FALL TO THE GROUND. BAD WELDS ON THE FLOOR JOISTS AND SHORING SYS TEM CAUSED THE COLLAPSE.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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