Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170247803 - Employee injured when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170247803 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 07/21/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302218573	08/02/1999	1542	0	Udelhoven General Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 went to retrieve some bracing for a wall that had just been nailed into place. A strong gust of wind blew down the wall, and its upper portion struck Employee #1, even as he jumped through a window to get away. He suffered lacerations and multiple fractures of his pelvis and ribs.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, PELVIS, RIB, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302218573			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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