Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603827 - Employee Killed When Pinned by Falling Rocks

Accident Summary Nr: 200603827 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311310296	12/06/2007	1521	236115	Brian A. Bailey Homes, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:12 p.m. on December 6, 2007, Employee #1 and two coworkers were setting 1-ton rocks, delivered by crane, to build a retaining wall. The employees had just stacked two rocks on the third tier (approximately 6 feet high) when four of the rocks fell over, pinning Employee #1 between the rocks and an earthen wall. An emergency medical services call was placed immediately by another employee and Westlake Fire Department (WLFD) Engine number 901 arrived at approximately 4:17 p.m. Emergency medical services arrived and were assisted by the WLFD in the rescue efforts. Rescue pronounced Employee #1 dead on the scene.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROCK, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, RETAINING WALL, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311310296			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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