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Accident Summary Nr: 14511604 - WIND BLEW BUILDING FRAME OVER, INJURING EMPLOYEES

Accident Summary Nr: 14511604 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/06/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17504903	03/06/1986	1542	0	Rio Properties

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEES WERE FRAMING A ONE STORY ROW BUILDING. THE WALLS HAD BEEN FRAMED, THE TRUSSES EMPLACED AND WORK BEGUN ON INSTALLING THE ROOF STRINGERS. THE WALL WHICH BLEW OVER HAD BEEN COVERED WITH SHEET ROCK AND BRACED WITH 15 GUAGE METAL STUDS. THE BRACES WERE ATTACHED TO THE SLAB BY ONE 3/4 INCH BY 9/64 INCH RAMSET FASTENER. A TOTAL OF TEN BRACES WERE FOUND IN THE COLLAPSED BUILDING. THE BRACES WERE SUPPORTING A 178 FOOT LONG SECTION OF WALL. WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH STRUCK THE WALL. THE BRACE CONNECTIONS FAILED AND THE BUILDING COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17504903			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	17504903			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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