Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170100796 - Two employees injured when struck by falling framed wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170100796 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 09/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115206336	09/11/1997	1751	0	Juan A Gutierrez Dba Bayview Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:55 a.m. on September 11, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 , the contractor, and five coworkers were lifting an approximately 2,000 lb wooden framed wall. When the wall did not go up easily, some of the workers said they couldn't continue to hold it. The contractor told everyone to stand in a window opening in the wall when they dropped it. Employees #1 and #2 were not able to make it to a window opening before the wall fell and pinned them. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to his left leg. Employee #2 suffered a fractured rib.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, RIB, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		58

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115206336			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other
2	115206336			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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