1. Victim Hit while Pushing a Cart
2010-교육미디어-1005
Grave Accident Case [Construction]
Victim Hit while Pushing a Cart

2. Victim Hit while Pushing a Cart Loaded with Materials
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Victim Hit while Pushing a Cart Loaded with Materials
1. Overview of Project
Name of site: Apartment construction site
Construction period: Jun ~ Oct. 2008
Scope: 12 apartment buildings with 2 underground and 15 above ground floors
Expense: 92,000 million KRW
Progress: 81%
Main process: Internal finishing work (plastering)
Damage: One death

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When: Jan. 30 (Wed.), 2008, 10:43
Where: Building construction site
 Who: Victim, employee of a contractor (47 y.o. male, curtain wall worker)
What: The victim was making a base plate concrete mold for lower floors.
How: A yoke of the system shore at a high floor (16th) fell and hit the victim on the head and he was sent to a hospital.
Why: The victim died on Feb. 8 (Fri.), 2008 at 06:40.
2. Overview of Accident

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3. Details of Accident
On the day of the accident at 7:10, 10 workers including the victim, all
employees of a contractor, began plastering 3-4 and 5-6 lines of
building No. 101 and the underground level.
The victim was working alone doing gap filling work within units
on the 8th floor of the 3-4 lines and coming down via the stairs.
※ Gap-filling
- Filling mortar between the windows and building structure and finishing
by plastering
※ Method used by the victim
He had a cart loaded with mortar and worked floor by floor while moving down
by elevator.

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At 10:00, the victim finished the 6th floor and pushed his cart through
the stairs to reach the 5th floor.
- Due to the heavy weight of the cart (40~50kg including mortar) he lost
his grip of the cart.
- The cart struck the stair landing and rebounded and the cart handle
hit the victim’s side sharply.
- The victim was sent to a hospital for treatment, but died on Jun. 5 (Thu.), 2008
at 20:22.
※ The victim intended to use the elevator to go to the 5th floor, but could not do so
because another worker was using it. So, the victim chose to use the stairs instead.

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Height
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[ Accident site ]

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Cart tire mark
Accident occurred while the victim was trying to move from the 6th floor to the lower floor.
[ Accident site ]

9. [ Reenactment of the accident ]
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[ Reenactment of the accident ]

10. [ Reenactment of the accident ]
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[ Reenactment of the accident ]

11. 4. Cause of Accident 1 | Overview Details Cause Prevention
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4. Cause of Accident
Improper carriage with a cart 1
 A cart should only be used on a level, smooth surface.
However, the victim was trying to push it through the stairs while
it was heavily loaded with mortar for gap-filling work, resulting in
the accident.

12. 5. Prevention of Accident
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5. Prevention of Accident 1
Improve the way workers use carts to carry loads
 It is necessary to make sure a cart is always used on a level
and obstacle-free surface by removing stones, wood pieces
or brick debris before using the cart.

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