OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493688

SOUTHWEST & TENSION SYSTEMS INC

EL PASO, TX— 1985-04-23T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1450972
Employer profile: SOUTHWEST & TENSION SYSTEMS INC
Summary number: 14493688
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Three employees killed, ten injured when floor collapsed

Investigation abstract

On April 23, 1985, Employees #1 through #13 were pouring the third floor of a pa rking facility when the floor collapsed. The employees fell about 20 to 24 ft am ong beams, scaffolding, concrete, and other material that was supporting the flo or. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were killed. Employees #4 through #13 were hospital ized.

Victims (14)

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#10 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#11 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#12 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#13 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#9 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

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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