Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97982.015 - Two workers are injured in a foundation wall collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 97982.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253321.015	08/07/2017		238110	Banuelos Quality Concrete Corp.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 7, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a concrete company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a residential building. They were leveling and smoothing dirt at the bottom of an excavation in preparation for installation of footer forms. The exposed basement foundation wall on the back of the house broke free from the rest of the basement foundation and collapsed onto Employees #1 and #2. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures of the feet, pelvis, and lumbar spine.

Keywords: Crushing, Demolition, Excavation, Foot, Fracture, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Spine, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253321.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1253321.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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