Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610657 - Employee injured when wall falls during raising

Accident Summary Nr: 200610657 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302539374	07/26/2000	1521	0	Noble House Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and five coworkers were raising a 26 ft long wooden interior wall on the second floor of a residence. The 1,451 lb construction wall was 21 ft tall at its peak, with a 10-in-12 pitched roof. The lower portion of the wall was composed of 2 by 6s, while the upper/roof portion was composed of 2 by 4s. Eight sheets of plywood had been attached to it. As the workers were attempting to raise the wall, the wind picked up, and one of them then said that the wall was getting too heavy. They were starting to back out and lower the wall when it fell on at least three of the crew members. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, HIGH WIND, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302539374			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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