Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822666 - Employee is injured when struck by falling wall section

Accident Summary Nr: 200822666 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308146125	09/14/2004	1623	237110	Lowe Excavation Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 8:04 a.m. on September 9, 2004, the Lowe Excavation Company from Crystal Lake, Illinois, was dismantling metal storage racks. These racks were supported in the back by a series of large wooden boards that were formed together, making a fence like structure. The wooden support was attached to the metal racks by the bolt and nut fasteners. When lifting a section of support structure, a lone fastener was not removed. When the crane hoisted the structure, one of the wall hooks broke off the structure. The wall was approximately 14 ft high and 10 ft wide. To prevent it from tipping and falling onto adjacent workers, the wall was repositioned at an angle. The angle that it was repositioned to was not great enough. The wall subsequently fell onto Employee #1 and struck him in his head. He fractured his neck. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat.

Keywords: BOARD, HEAD, WALL, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, NECK, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		Under $50,000		14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308146125			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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