Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 744862 - Two employees injured in townhouse structural collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 744862 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104429840	04/12/1988	1521	0	Construction Trades Cgency, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing interior partitions on the first floor of a townhouse when it collapsed. Employee #1 sustained traumatic injuries including a broken back, closed chest injuries, a broken ankle, and a broken knee. Employee #2 suffered a lacerated forehead. There were several causal factors related to this accident: some of the first floor wall bracing had been removed, the foundation anchor straps were not fastened to the sill plate, and drywall breakaway clips were not installed on the firewall. The employees had little formal training. No hard hats were used.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HARD HAT, INSTALLING, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104429840			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	104429840			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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