Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14338982 - Employee dies when struck by a falling masonry wall

Accident Summary Nr: 14338982 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109709238	09/09/1993	1741	0	Fab Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109707034	09/09/1993	1542	0	Mark Arnold Construction

Abstract: On the morning of September 8, 1993, Employee #1 was assigned to finish off a masonry structure that was within 12 feet of an unbraced "green wall," approximately 24 feet high and 14 feet long. As Employee #1 was working on the structure, on the north side of the wall, a coworker, using a Gehl Dynalift, began to unload a stack of blocks left on a scaffold on the south side of the wall. The coworker raised the forks of the Dynalift parallel to the load of block and moved forward to ensure that the forks of the lift were level to the block openings. As the coworker moved forward, the forks of the lift struck the scaffold, forcing the outriggers of the scaffold to move forward, which then hit the wall. This caused it to fail and strike Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: LOADING, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BRACING, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109709238			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	109707034					Occupation Not Listed

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