OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510895
ARTHUR COLLIER ELECTRIC CO INC
COLLEGE STATION, TX—
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling rebar cases
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 13, 1984, Employee #1 was gluing joints o f PVC conduit in an approximately 3 ft deep by 11 in. wide trench. A bundle of 1 6 rebar cages, each measuring 1 ft by 1 ft by 11 ft, were being lifted by a towe r crane to the 7th story of a nearby building. After the vertical lift but befor e the swing, 11 of the 16 rebar cages separated from the load and fell to the gr ound. Some of the cages struck Employee #1 on the head, shoulders, and thigh. He was killed.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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#982 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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