Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69053.015 - Employee is crushed and killed when retaining wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 69053.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 11/13/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1008099.015	11/13/2014		236118	As You See It Building & Maintenance, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 13, 2014, an employee/owner of the company and several workers were working to repair a deteriorating concrete block retaining wall. The employee was using an electric chisel to remove decorative stone veneer from a deteriorated retaining wall. The wall maintained several fissures caused by back pressure (fill soil) and poor drainage. The workers were working in front of the wall using electric chisels and hammer drills inducing vibration. The wall began to collapse and the employee fell to a lower level and the retaining wall followed behind crushing and killing him.

Keywords: Collapse, Concrete Block, Crushed, Falling Object, Masonry Wall, Retaining Wall, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1008099.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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