Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170116503 - Employee killed in rubble of building collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 170116503 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 07/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102785516	07/10/1991	1795	0	Sparrow Construction Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 6, 1991, Employee #1 was removing debris from pathways on the third floor of a building in preparation for placement of shoring and support bracing. The area where Employee #1 was working collapsed along with a portion of the fourth floor, burying him in the rubble. He was dug out and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The building, which was in the beginning stages of restoration, was approximately 100 years old and had been left unoccupied for about 15 years.

Keywords: UNSECURED, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102785516			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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