Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42739.015 - Employee is struck by falling wall and dies from injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 42739.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/25/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
898060.015	03/27/2013		238130	Juan Betancourt-Duran

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on March 25, 2013, Employee #1 and 13 coworkers, employed by a subcontractor at a multiemployer residential construction project, were performing carpentry outside the structure. They were attempting to raise a wall of oversized lumber. The wall was 18 feet long and 20 feet high. As they raised the wall, it became hung up on an adjacent wall. Unable to lower the wall back to ground level, and unable to support its excessive weight, the employees decided to let it drop while running to framed out windows to avoid being struck. Employee #1 was unable to avoid the falling wall. It struck the back of his head and shoulder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated, but he died the following day from his injuries.

Keywords: Carpenter, Falling Object, Head, Installing, Lumber, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Shoulder, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	898060.015	53	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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