Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132087.015 - Employee falls and is killed when crushed by concrete during

Accident Summary Nr: 132087.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 01/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508420.015	01/04/2021		238990	Mwe Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on January 1, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were working at the site of a commercial building demolition. Employee #1 was standing on a second-story cement work surface and using a two-gallon spray pump to spray water on the surface and clear the dust being created by his coworker, who was operating a masonry saw. A concrete slab measuring approximately 7 feet by 6 feet broke free underneath Employee #1's feet, causing him to fall and become trapped beneath the concrete at ground level. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Concrete Slab, Construction, Crushed, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Pinned, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1508420.015	25	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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