Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119187 - Block Wall Collapses on Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201119187 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317268	04/11/2005	1623	237110	Apex International Development Corp

Abstract: At 12:34 p.m., on April 4, 2005, Employee #1, who was employed by Apex International Development Corp., was working in a 2-feet by 18-in. by 7-in. trench, adjacent to a 7-ft by 60-ft block wall, to begin footing for the new wall. Because there was no foundation, support, or bracing system provided to prevent the neighboring block wall from collapsing, when Employee #1 began digging the footing, the wall fell on him, resulting in a back injury and a broken pelvis. He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and hospitalized for more than a month.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, BRACING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120317268			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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