OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822486

CONCRETE FORM WORK,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

1987-12-10T07:45:00

Event: CONCRETE FORM WORK,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 822486
Report ID: 352440

Event description

4 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HURT WHEN METAL CONCRETE FORMS FELL

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 7:45 AM ON DECEMBER 10, 1987, 4 CONCRETE FINISHERS WERE ON A METAL DECK ERIENCED CONCRETE FINISHERS. CONSTRUCTED FOR A CONCRETE POUR FOR A FLOOR/ADDITION TO THE FIRST EVANGELICAL L UTHERAN CHURCH IN ELLICOT CITY. THE WORKERS WERE EMPLOYED BY THE PRECISION CONCR ETE CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF WHITE MARSH, MARYLAND. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE START O F THE POUR (ABOUT 3/4 OF A YD.), THE METAL DECK FORMS COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE 4 W ORKERS TO FALL ABOUT 10 FEET INTO THE BASEMENT. THE COLLAPSED SECTION WAS 10 BY 11 FEET. THE FORMS COLLAPSED BECAUSE EITHER THE FORMWORK OR SHORING WAS NOT STRO NG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE LOADS IMPOSED BY THE POURING OPERATION. THE ERECTION AN D BUILDING PLANS FOR THE DECK WERE NOT ON THE JOB SITE. THE 4 EMPLOYEES WERE EXP

Victims (5)

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
588

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
588

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 57 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
588

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
588

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#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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