Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623858 - Employee Is Killed When Prefabricated Panels Fall Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200623858 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 07/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310304357	07/20/2006	1522	236116	Alfredo Chavez

Abstract: On July 19, 2006, Employee #1 and two coworkers were setting up prefabricated wall panels for an apartment complex. The panels were constructed of 2-by-4s, and they were 8 feet tall. Employee #1 was standing next to a group of five wall panels that were standing up, when they fell over on top of him, crushing him. He was killed. The report does not state the exact nature of his injuries.

Keywords: PANEL, UNSECURED PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310304357			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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