Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000149 - Employee killed when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200000149 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300001617	11/21/1996	1541	0	Welco Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing wall framing that had been damaged by wind when a section of wall fell and struck him on the head. Employee #1 suffered multiple skull fractures and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ABDOMEN, REPAIR, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300001617			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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