Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827378 - Employee killed when crushed by collapsing wall

Accident Summary Nr: 827378 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104233952	05/03/1989	1741	0	Best In Masonry Work
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104233945	05/01/1989	1741	0	Shriver Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 3:50 p.m. on April 26, Employee #1 returned to the concrete block wall that he had just completed to retrieve a shirt he had left behind. A severe weather watch was in effect. A sudden, very strong gust of wind caused the wall to collapse, crushing the employee to death.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104233952			Fatality	Concussion	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	104233945					Occupation Not Listed

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