Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201109840 - Two Employees Are Injured by Falling Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201109840 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310547005	07/10/2007	1521	236118	Big John Construction

Abstract: On May 30, 2007, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were lifting a rake wall that was approximately 13 feet wide by 12 feet long by 17 feet tall. The supervisor was trying to brace the wall as the employees were lifting it. A gust of wind caused the wall to fall on Employee #1 and Employee #2. Both employees sustained back fractures, and Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310547005			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	310547005			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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