Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200770139 - Two Employees Injured When Wall Collapses

**Accident: 200770139 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/16/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
122122955	09/16/1997	1521	A.W. Homes

Employees #1 and #2 were helping to erect a single-family home. They were framing a gable wall when it collapsed on them. Employees #1 and #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: erection process, wall, building, collapse, unsecured, construction, struck by, falling object

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	122122955			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Collapse of structure
2	122122955			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Collapse of structure

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