Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200800548 - Employee Killed When Basement Wall Collapses

**Accident: 200800548 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/22/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303863260	06/22/2001	1771	Paul Larson Concrete

On June 22, 2001, Employee #1 and two coworkers were finishing the flatwork for the floor of an unfinished basement of a new single-family home under construction. At the far west end of the structure, a cement truck was delivering its load when the weight of the truck caused the north wall of the basement to fail and collapse in on the three workers. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: wall, collapse, concrete truck, construction, vibrations, struck by, bracing

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	303863260			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure

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