Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14312508 - Construction Employee Crushed By A Falling Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 14312508 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 07/03/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100534957	07/06/1987	1542	0	Bucknell Construction Co.

Abstract: AT 11:35 AM ON JULY 3, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OUTSIDE A WOODEN BUILDING, 60 FEET WIDE, 115 FEET LONG, AND 20 FEET HIGH, CARRYING LAMINATED BEAMS TO BE USED FOR SUPPORT COLUMNS. HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE ERECTION OF A BEAM FOR THE CANOPY IN THE OUTSIDE AREA WHEN THE ROOF TRUSSES COLLAPSED, DOMINO STYLE. THE TRUSSES PUSHED A WALL OUT, WHICH FELL OVER. THE WALL STRUCK AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL AT 2 PM THAT DAY.

Keywords: wall, collapse, construction, crushed, struck by, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100534957			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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