Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405057 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Blocks

Accident Summary Nr: 201405057 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127083087	04/13/2001	1731	0	Superior Electric Of Lansing Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was wrapping ends of electrical cables to be pulled into an underground duct. When she finished and was stepping off the transformer pad, she was struck by falling blocks that were part of the old existing 8-inch masonry wall. The wall was approximately 19 feet, 6 inches long and 12 feet, 6 inches high. Employee #1 sustained multiple lacerations and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DUCT, WALL, BLOCKS, ELECTRIC CABLE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TRANSFORMER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127083087			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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