Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183381 - Four Employees Are Injured When the Wall Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201183381 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307397281	03/29/2007	1522	236116	Dore' Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on March 29, 2007, Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were doing foundation work with a jackhammer on a 12-unit residential complex of a three story building that had been damaged in a 2006 fire and was vacant. The 10 ft-2 in. vertical cut walls of underground excavation partially collapsed. The collapse of the wall occurred in a confined northeast corner of the garage area. Employees #1 and #2 were trapped more extensively in the collapse. Employee #1 was buried waist high in rocks and concrete and his brother, Employee #2 was buried up to his knees, while the Employees #3 & #4 suffered minor laceration and superficial injuries. According to the San Francisco Fire Dept. extricating the employees by firemen took about 20 minutes. The employees were taken to San Francisco General Hospital and treated for cuts.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, BURIED, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307397281	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307397281	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307397281	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	307397281	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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