Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201952025 - Wall collapses on six employees

Accident Summary Nr: 201952025 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18052316	01/11/2000	1741	0	Jeff'S Masonry

Abstract: At 8:46 a.m. on January 10, 2000, Employee #1, a masonry subcontractor, completed erecting a 28 by 60-ft block wall. The wall was not braced to prevent overturning and to prevent collapse until permanent supporting elements of the structure were in place. Wind speeds in and around the local area were measured at 30 to 42 m.p.h and the wall collapsed on six employees. Six employees were injured and two of them required hospitalization

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, BLOCKS

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	18052316			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	18052316			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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