Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923950 - Demolition Worker Is Killed When Structure Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201923950 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310258736	10/10/2006	1795	238910	J.T.B. Services, Inc

Abstract: On October 9, 2006, a demolition company was tearing down a three-story department store. Employee # 1, a laborer, and his foremen were separating the department store and the second-floor elevated crosswalk going to the parking garage. The foreman cut the underneath support beams through a hole in the concrete walk. Employee # 1 had moved to the ground level. The crosswalk fell to the ground, crushing Employee #1 to death.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, DEMOLITION, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310258736			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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