Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378491 - Two employees injured when struck by falling wall panel

Accident Summary Nr: 170378491 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111803813	01/24/1996	1751	0	E.L.C. Construction Co.

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on January 18, 1996, Employees #1 and #2 were on a crew of nine workers that were raising a wood frame wall section into position on the second floor of a house under construction. As they manually raised the panel above their heads, the foreman realized it was too heavy for the men and ordered them to lower the panel back to the floor. Two coworkers, one at each end, apparently panicked and ran. The remaining men were unable to support the weight and the panel fell. Employees #1 and #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: WALL, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, WOOD PANEL, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	111803813			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	111803813			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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