Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460400 - Two employees injured when block wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200460400 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302063342	04/23/1999	1542	0	Chapel Hill Developement Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were pumping concrete behind a concrete block wall that was being used as formwork. The wall collapsed, trapping them underneath it. Employees #1 and #2 sustained serious multiple fractures and contusions, and were transported by ambulance to Boston University Medical Center in South Boston. The wall was inadequately braced.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRACING, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302063342			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	302063342			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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