Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94923.015 - Employee is injured when struck by falling wall, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 94923.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226798.015	04/20/2017		562910	Atlas Environmental Services, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was performing housekeeping around the exterior area where the wall flashing had been removed from the house. The employee was struck by the upper concrete wall that became unstable and fell, striking the employee on the hip and broke several bones. The site supervisor contacted emergency personnel who transported the employee to the hospital where he stayed for approximately two and a half months in recovery. Later, the employee developed a septic infection and died.

Keywords: Demolition, Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Infection, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1226798.015	37	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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