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Cantilevered brickwork - fatal collapse during construction
A blade of 270mm cavity brickwork in a temporary condition fell and killed a bricklayer after sixteen scaffold planks were leant against the wall on the side remote from the bricklayer.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 476
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of precast concrete cover slab to circular shaft
A reporter describes how several precast concrete cover slab units collapsed shortly after being installed.
1 April 2015
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 505
Region: CROSS-UK
Partial failure of precast concrete tank unit on installation
Concerns are raised after the foot of a precast concrete unit failed during installation, making the unit unstable.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 626
Region: CROSS-UK
Lightweight steel roof partial collapse
A hall constructed from thin cold rolled steel sections riveted together started collapsing when tiles were loaded on one side only.
1 April 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 383
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of supposedly grade 10.9 bolts
There was a high potential for collapse when supposedly grade 10.9 high strength holding bolts failed on a crane base.
1 October 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 585
Region: CROSS-UK
Lighting pole strikes live overhead cable
An excavator operator accidentally struck a live overhead cable during the installation of a lighting pole.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 605
Region: CROSS-UK
Padstones out of position leads to collapse
This report concerns the partial collapse of a terrace of four storey houses during construction due to padstones being placed incorrectly.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 602
Region: CROSS-UK
GRP panels as permanent shuttering
A reporter highlights problems that were encountered when Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP) panels were used as permanent formwork on a highway construction project.
1 October 2012
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 342
Region: CROSS-UK
Steel canopy collapse during building completion works
During the construction of a new school, a long span steel truss failed, resulting in the collapse of a canopy.
1 July 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 664
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of prestressed hollowcore units during lifting
A reporter raises concerns about how prestressed hollowcore units can fail during lifting if not carefully designed, planned, and managed.
1 October 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 749
Region: CROSS-UK