Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 46186.015 - Employee Is Struck By Ceiling Rubble and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 46186.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
911283.015	06/12/2013		238910	Gerald Shepard

Abstract: At 9:59 a.m. on June 11, 2013, an employee was removing wall coverings from inside of a building when the wall top plate and ceiling collapsed on top of the employee. The employee was asphyxiated and killed when buried by the ceiling rubble.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Ceiling, Demolition, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	911283.015	44	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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