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Accident: 200460400 - Two Employees Injured When Block Wall Collapses
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302063342 | 04/23/1999 | 1542 | Chapel Hill Developement Corporation |
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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 | 5 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302063342 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Brickmasons and stonemasons | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls FatCause: Collapse of structure |
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| 2 | 302063342 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls FatCause: Collapse of structure |