Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152850.015 - Employee is killed in partial structural collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 152850.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1643576.015	01/13/2023		236118	Carlos A. Lopez Reyes

Abstract: At 11:14 a.m. on January 12, 2023, an employee, a laborer, was constructing a masonry wall around the eastside basement stairwell area when the east wall of the building collapsed, trapping him under the debris. The fire department arrived onsite to conduct rescue operations and transported the employee to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to blunt force trauma injuries to his whole body.

Keywords: Basement, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building Collapse, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Crushing, Laborer, Masonry Wall, Stair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1643576.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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