Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170824155 - Three employees injured when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170824155 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127371417	06/20/1996	1751	0	Hess Carpentry

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 and six coworkers were lifting a framed wall. The wall was at a 45 degree angle when the toed nail base plate failed. They could not control the wall and it fell, striking Employees #1 through #3. All three sustained injuries that required hospitalization

Keywords: WALL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127371417	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters
2	127371417	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters
3	127371417	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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