Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14488126 - Employee injured in collapse of floor during demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 14488126 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
806760	08/05/1985	1795	0	Avalanche Wrecking Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a pneumatic paving breaker to cut out 6 in. concrete arches between 2 in. by 10 in. steel beams in the floor of a building that was being demolished. An arch was prematurely covered with debris and the floor collapsed. Employee #1 fell, sustaining serious injuries from multiple lacerations. He was not provided with a plank to stand on while working.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	806760			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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