Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402898 - Employee injured by a falling masonary wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201402898 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124960675	04/29/1999	1711	0	Zimmerman Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: Employee #1 was instructed to watch the pouring of concrete by other contractor's employees. Work location was next to 22-ft masonry wall. While working in the area, the top 8 ft of the wall collapsed and struck Employee #1. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124960675			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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