Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116137.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when wall being demolished

Accident Summary Nr: 116137.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399873.015	05/09/2019		236220	Commerce Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on May 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a commercial building. He was demolishing a cinder block wall. As he removed rubble from the area to access the remaining upright portion of the wall, the wall collapsed onto the employee. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple fractures and internal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Concrete, Construction, Demolition, Falling Object, Fracture, Masonry Wall, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1399873.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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