Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 823112 - 2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HURT WHEN HOUSE COLLAPSED ON THEM

Accident Summary Nr: 823112 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/01/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18831586	10/02/1987	1751	0	R&R Construction, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVELS OF A HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLING BRACINGS ON THE BAY WINDOW AND BRACING THE DOORWAY. THE BUILDING SUDDENLY BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AROUND THEM. EMPLOYEE #1, A CARPENTER FOR 15 YEARS, SUFFERED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND BRUISES WHEN HE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE FLOORS. EMPLOYEE #2, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER FOR 14 YEARS, SUFFERED A FRACTURED HIP AND FRACTURED LEG AS HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE SAME SQUEEZING ACTION.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, HIP, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18831586			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Carpenters
2	18831586			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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