OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14299739
CLEVELAND CEMENT CONTRACTORS INC.
COLUMBIA, MD—
Event description
Four employees injured when concrete formwork collapses
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, and #3 were pouring 5 in. of concrete onto the second level of ded and the post shore baseplates were not in firm contact with the footing sill s. a parking deck, and Employee #4 was directly underneath the pour, on the first level of the garage, performing a pour watch. The formwork collapsed and Employe es #1, #2, and #3 fell. Employee #4 was hit by a formwork beam and thrown clear of the area. All the employees were taken to the hospital and treated for varyin g injuries. The formwork consisted of a combination of scaffold towers and Bil-j ax model WP-D575 metal post shores. There were various problems with the erectio n of the formwork, including a lack of horizontal or diagonal bracing of the pos t shores. In addition, the shore heads of the post shores were eccentrically loa
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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