Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98294.015 - Employee is struck by falling debris within demolition area

Accident Summary Nr: 98294.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1256268.015	08/18/2017		238140	Caro Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on August 18, 2017, an employee was working in the south east corner of a building and had just finished closing off a doorway using concrete cinder blocks. The employee needed to wait for the mortar he used to dry and walked into the northeast portion of the building which was being demolished. The employee was struck by falling debris and was killed.

Keywords: Demolition, Falling Object, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1256268.015	62	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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