Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 165370.015 - One Employee is killed, another is injured after barn collap

Accident Summary Nr: 165370.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/23/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1737122.015	03/26/2024		238910	Derrick F. Spalt Dba Barn Again

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 23, 2024, the Sole Proprietor and Employee #1 were working inside of the timber frame barn building, when it collapsed. The Sole Proprietor sustained head injuries that resulted in his death. Employee #1's left leg was broken during the barn collapse, and he was hospitalized. The wood structure was approximately 45 feet long by 25 feet wide, a single story with a loft. The crew was using hand tools to deconstruct the barn. Some temporary bracing had been installed prior to the demolition work, but there was no evidence (written or otherwise) that an engineering survey had been conducted.

Keywords: Barn, Blunt force trauma, Bracing, Broken Bone, Collapse, Demolition, Dismantling, Hand Tool, Head, Leg, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1737122.015	57	M	Fatality			Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1737122.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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