Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464911 - CONCRETE BLOCK WALL FELL ON EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14464911 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14702716	05/10/1984	1542	0	Crook Builders

Abstract: ON MAY 8, 1984, AT 8:20 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEARING DEBRIS OFF THE GROUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF A CONCRETE WALL 7 5/8 INCHES WIDE, 24 FEET LONG, AND 16 FEET HIGH. SCAFFOLDING HAD JUST BEEN REMOVED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE WALL AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEARING THE AREA TO INSTALL BRACES AGAINST THE WALL. THE WALL WAS TO BE USED AS A FIRE WALL BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE WALL WHEN A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE WALL FROM THE WEST SIDE, CAUSING THE WALL TO TOPPLE OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BENEATH THE FALLING BLOCKS AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. HE SUFFERED CEREBRAL LACERATIONS AND A SKULL FRACTURE. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF SOME TYPE OF SUPPORT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREE STANDING WALL.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WALL, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, LACERATION, BRACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14702716			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters

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