Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340170 - One employee killed and four injured when building collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202340170 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305320731	05/16/2002	1542	0	Tamco Construction Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on May 16, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were on the fifth floor of a five story brownstone building. Twelve inch cinderblocks were being hoisted from the ground and stacked on the fifth floor. Employee's #3, 4, and 5 were on the second floor working. Suddenly the front 8 ft of the fifth floor collapsed and continued down through all the floors to the basement. Up to 100 blocks fell with the collapse. Employee #1 was killed and Employee's #2, 3, 4, and 5 were hospitalized with concussions.

Keywords: BUILDING, COLLAPSE, BLOCKS, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	65	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305320731	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	305320731	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	305320731	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	305320731	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	305320731	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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