Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820868 - Employee killed in fall when struck by wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200820868 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302608096	07/01/2000	1521	0	Frank Stegman Carpentry

Abstract: Employee #1 was a neighbor to a carpenter who, along with other volunteers, was raising a wall at a house under construction. The worker had just gotten the wall braced when winds exceeding 15 mph pushed it over. The wall fell on Employee #1, who had stepped partially through a 4 by 8 floor opening. When the rest of the crew raised up the wall to free him, Employee #1 fell 10 ft into the basement. He was killed. A crane could have been used to lift the wall and the hole should not have been open at the time the wall was raised. There was no employer/employee relationship.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, COVER, WALL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, OVERTURN

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	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302608096			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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