Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 566596 - Employee struck and killed by collapsing wall

Accident Summary Nr: 566596 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/31/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108926619	09/01/1994	1542	0	Bfw Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108926627	09/01/1994	1711	0	Drt Mechanical
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108926635	09/01/1994	1741	0	Nelms Construction Company

Abstract: It was the end of the day and Employee #1, a plumber's helper, was picking up welding leads and equipment. He was walking near a cinder block wall that was approximately 20 feet high and had been completed 3 days earlier. The wall was not yet supported by roof trusses or reinforced with concrete/rebar columns. Wood and metal braces, which were not attached to the wall or floor, were propped against the masonry wall. A wind gust apparently caused the wall to collapse and strike Employee #1, who died of massive multiple injuries to his head and torso. The area around the wall was not barricaded or marked, and the employees were not warned of the hazard of working in the area.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, TORSO, STRUCK BY, WARNING SIGN, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108926619			Occupation Not Listed
2	108926627	Fatality	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices
3	108926635			Occupation Not Listed

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