Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89137.015 - Employee is crushed and killed when wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 89137.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 09/30/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1180935.015	09/30/2016		236220	North Country Services

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 30, 2016, Employee #1 was part of a crew demolishing a wooden staircase. A structure which allowed the staircase to support a 5 foot tall concrete retaining wall had been removed. The concrete wall became unstable and an approximately 29 foot section collapsed. Employee #1 was partially trapped underneath the wall and suffered fractured ribs and pelvis and died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Collapse, Crushing, Demolition, Fracture, Masonry Wall, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Rib, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000		5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1180935.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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