Fatality Narrative: Ironworker Killed When Rebar Cage Collapses

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On February 19, 2009, a 23-year-old journey level ironworker died when a rebar cage collapsed. The victim worked for a structural steel erection contractor. The contractor was hired to perform steel rebar assembly and installation on the site of a new commercial office building. The job site work crew was erecting a steel rebar cage weighing about 5,600 lbs as part of a column structure. It measured 20x56 inches and 30 feet tall. They had previously erected 11 similar cages. The rebar cage was braced using 2x4's nailed together and attached to the building floor. A tower crane placed the cage into position and then released the cage. The victim and another crew member were climbing the cage to make adjustments to the rebar and set the braces. Both workers had fall protection gear and were working on the same side of the cage when the crew noticed the cage began to lean. The crew attempted to reconnect the crane to the cage, but before they were able to one of the 2x4 braces failed and the cage collapsed. The victim was struck by the falling rebar cage and died of blunt force injury of the head at the scene. The other worker escaped without injury. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Education
  • Ferrous Compounds
  • Metal Workers
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Iron workers
  • Iron working industry
  • Equipment design
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment reliability
  • Hazards
  • Fatalities
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051608
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-100-2011, 2011 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: ironworker killed when rebar cage collapses
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228773/cdc_228773_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 71.04 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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