Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200351781 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Wall And Lintel

Accident Summary Nr: 200351781 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303832398	12/18/2000	1542	0	J.M. Thompson Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the first floor level clearing dirt and mud in a corridor. The second floor had a masonry wall being constructed on a steel lintel. The wall had been built up to a height of ten courses of block the day of incident. Employee #1 was working underneath the lintel and wall 23 ft above him. The lintel and wall collapsed. Employee #1 had just filled a wheel barrel and turned towards the inside of the building where the lintel and wall collapsed. Two coworkers were near the lintel where it collapsed but were able to get away. Employee 1 was struck by lintel and wall. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, WALL, COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303832398			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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