Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200851749 - Employee killed when building collapsed on him

Accident Summary Nr: 200851749 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304519564	04/30/2001	1794	0	Mordechai Rubbish Inc.

Abstract: An approximately 25,000 pound hi-lo was used to lower approximately 5,000 pound pieces of steel to the second floor of a demolition jobsite. Employee #1, a signal spotter, was bellow when part of the second floor collapsed, causing the load to strike and kill him.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304519564			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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