Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 692848 - Employee killed when struck by falling masonry wall

Accident Summary Nr: 692848 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105700868	08/29/1988	1542	0	Kjellstrom & Lee, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105700876	08/29/1988	1741	0	Sprinkle Masonry, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105700884	08/30/1988	1711	0	Colonial Mechanical Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105700892	08/30/1988	1731	0	Dorey Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning debris on the third floor of a three-story building. He was working adjacent to a freestanding 17 foot long by 8 foot high masonry wall that had not been shored or braced. A gust of wind blew the entire wall over onto him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLEANING, SHORING, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, BRACING, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105700868			Occupation Not Listed
2	105700876	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	105700884			Occupation Not Listed
4	105700892			Occupation Not Listed

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