Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 997908 - CEILING COLLAPSED ONTO EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 997908 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/17/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101990083	03/18/1987	1541	0	J L Dumas & Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM ON MARCH 17, 1987, THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE AREA CLEANING UP THE DEBRIS FROM THE EAST WALL, UNDER THE RAPIDEX CEILING. THE EAST WALL COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE CEILING TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE CEILING, NEXT TO THE WEST WALL. HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES ON MARCH 24, 1987, AT 12:20 AM.

Keywords: WALL, COLLAPSE, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101990083			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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