Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14531313 - Three employees killed, one injured when wall collapses
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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2066454 | 10/28/1985 | 1542 | 0 | Carpionato Corp. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
2066520 | 11/04/1985 | 1623 | 0 | Jacavone Landscape Construction |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
913640 | 11/05/1985 | 1711 | 0 | L. Procaccini Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
2066454 | 10/28/1985 | 1542 | 0 | Carpionato Corp. |
Abstract: Employees #1, #2, and #4, all laborers, and Employee #3, an operating engineer, were working on a construction project when the coffee truck arrived at approximately 9:30 a.m. The approximately 25 site workers gathered in the vicinity of the coffee truck for a break. They congregated around the base of an approximately 60 ft long by 23 ft high concrete block wall. The first 10 vertical ft of the wall was composed of 8 in. by 8 in. concrete blocks, and the remainder was built of 12 in. by 8 in. by 16 in. blocks. No masonry work had been done on the block wall for approximately one week. The wall started to fall in, and there was a loud noise when the it struck and pushed over a metal tubular welded-frame scaffold that was standing adjacent to the wall. All the workers scrambled to safety except for Employees #1 through #3, who were trapped under the debris and killed. Employee #4 ran and fell to the ground just beyond the downed block wall, injuring his left knee and calf.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2066454 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 2066520 | Occupation Not Listed | ||||
3 | 913640 | Non Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 2066454 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
5 | 2066454 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |