Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14526420 - Employee killed when struck by falling blocks

Accident Summary Nr: 14526420 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1655885	01/10/1985	1522	0	Hedreck Brothers Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was on a ladder at a height of approximately 10 ft, demolishing a brick and block wall. He was using a chisel to break up the wall after an opening was made. There was no shoring placed between the beam bottom and the top of the opening where the lintel and new beam would be poured. The blocks fell on Employee #1, striking him on the head, neck, and chest. He was killed.

Keywords: WALL, DEMOLITION, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1655885			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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