Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372068 - One employee killed and four injured when wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200372068 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303564132	02/11/2002	1542	0	Clancy & Theys Construction Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303564124	02/04/2002	1741	0	General Masonry

Abstract: On February 4, 2002, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were on a fabricated frame scaffold laying block, which was topping off a masonry wall more than 40 ft in height. Another wall which had been erected earlier stood approximately 29-ft-away, behind the scaffold that Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were on. Neither wall had been braced nor otherwise secured against tipping over or collapse. Both walls exceeded 40 ft in height and the one to the employees' rear was nearly 50-ft-high. A tie wire Number 9 was used in approximately seven areas to tie a wall to structural steel. The wall to the rear collapsed and struck the scaffold they were on. Employee #1 sustained a concussion and was killed. Employees #2 and #3 sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions, and were hospitalized. Employee #4 sustained a concussion and Employee #5 fractured his arm. Both were also hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, CONCUSSION, FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, BLOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303564132	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	303564124	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	303564124	Fatality	Concussion	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	303564124	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	303564124	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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