Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200967008 - Four employees injured when wind blew over cinder block wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200967008 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 03/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304230758	03/20/2001	1741	0	The Kastronis Company

Abstract: Employees of this company had just completed erecting a cinder block wall that measured 65 feet long by 19 feet high. They were in the process of dismantling a fabricated frame scaffold system that measured 7 feet wide by 19 feet 8 inches high by 62 feet long. While they were on the scaffold system, it was alleged that a gust of wind blew over the cinder block wall that they had just erected. This caused the fabricated scaffold system to collapse with the employees still on the scaffold system. It was noted that the cinder block wall had not been braced on the side of the wall away from the scaffolding, nor was there a limited access zone to prevent employees who were actively engaged in the construction of the wall from entry. Four employees were injured and transported to local area hospitals with numerous non-life threatening injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304230758			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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