Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 723510 - Employees killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 723510 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122279284	10/23/1995	1741	0	Midwest Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working from a Morgan scaffold 24 ft above ground erecting a 28 ft tall cinderblock wall with six other employees. The wall was not adequately braced and collapsed when 37 mph wind gusts pushed the wall down. Employees #1 and #2 fell to the ground and were struck by the falling bricks. They were killed.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122279284			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	122279284			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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