Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201262656 - Employee Is Injured in Collapse During Building Demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 201262656 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313766065	09/22/2009	1795	238910	Robinette Demolition, Inc.

Abstract: On September 22, 2009, employees were torch-cutting steel support columns in a commercial building being demolished. When a section of the structure collapsed, Employee #1 sustained unspecified fractures. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, COLUMN, TORCH, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313766065			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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