Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344801 - Employees Are Injured in Wall Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201344801 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311792618	09/11/2008	1791	238120	Griffith Steel Erection
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311792709	09/18/2008	1771	238110	R.C. Quist Construction Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311792618	09/11/2008	1791	238120	Griffith Steel Erection

Abstract: On September 11, 2008, a worker was operating an all-terrain forklift with the boom elevated to remove a pallet of masonry blocks from inside of a structure. When the boom extended through a wall opening, it struck a concrete header. This caused the wall to collapse towards the interior of the structure. Employees #1 through #4 were struck by debris. Employee #1 was treated for a laceration. Employees #2 through #4 were hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: WALL, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCRETE BLOCK, FRACTURE, BOOM, COLLAPSE, PALLET, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311792618	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	311792709	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	311792709	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	311792618	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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