Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329892 - Employees injured when fire damaged wall collapses on them

Accident Summary Nr: 202329892 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 05/31/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304566227	05/31/2001	1795	0	Housing Authority Of Baltimore City

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were removing material from the second floor of a fire damaged building. The rafters were all removed from the back room, leaving no support for the walls. A four inch thick inner brick wall collapsed on top of Employee's #1 and #2. Employee #1 suffered a torn hernia and Employee #2 suffered minor bruises and both were hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, PINNED, FIRE, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304566227			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	304566227			Hospitalized injury	Hernia	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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