Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463717 - Three Employees Are Injured in Wall Collapse, One Later Die

Accident Summary Nr: 202463717 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310194998	10/27/2006	1751	238130	Luker Framing & General Construction Inc.

Abstract: On October 25, 2006, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4 and six coworkers were helping to lift an 80 ft long stud wall. They were standing at the end of the stud wall, where it had joined the side stud wall. The wall, however, was too heavy for the employees to lift and fell back on employees. Most of the coworkers escaped by walking through the 16 inch space between studs. Employees #2, #3 and #4 suffered minor injuries, and Employee #1 suffered a serious injury. Employee #1 could not move due to the side stud wall and was knocked down and was impaled by an anchor bolt. Employee #1 suffered from broken vertebrae as well. Employee #1 was taken to Sierra Vista Hospital for surgery and medical treatment. He was hospitalized for one week. Employee #1 died one week later due to unrelated work causes. Coroner determined cause of death was diabetes.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA, HIP, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310194998			Fatality	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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