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Accident: 201952025 - Wall Collapses On Six Employees

**Accident: 201952025 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/10/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
18052316	01/11/2000	1741	Jeff'S Masonry

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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	18052316			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	18052316			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure

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