Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200150076 - Employee killed when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200150076 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 12/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300132313	12/26/1996	4923	0	Long Island Lighting Company

Abstract: On December 25, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned the emergency service shift in the gas department at Lilco. A 35 ft high brick veneer wall of Lilco's operations building collapsed, injuring Employee #1. He was transported to Winthrop Hospital, where he died on January 6, 1997. The wall had been added to the circa 1927 building in 1960 and apparently collapsed from the effects of 36 years of weathering. On a normal business day, six Lilco employees were assigned to two interconnected temporary office trailers that were adjacent and parallel to the wall that fell.

Keywords: WALL, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, BUILDING COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300132313			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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