Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101865855 - Palmer Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Investigation Summary

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING EMPLOYEE #3 HANG AN ANGLE BEAM FOR A ROOF TRUSS ATTACHMENT ON A FREE-STANDING BLOCK WALL. THIS DAY THERE WERE GUSTY WINDS, ESTIMATED BY THE WEATHER BUREAU AT 14 TO 17 MILES PER HOUR. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS DRILLING HOLES IN THE 8 INCH CONCRETE BLOCKS. THE CONCRETE WALL WAS 18 FEET HIGH, 60 FEET LONG, LOCATED AT A JOB SITE AT BURNSTANDT ROAD, HIGHWAY 400 NEAR DAHLOREGA, GEORGIA. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS REVIEWING THE WORK WHEN THE WALL SUDDENLY FELL. EMPLOYEE #1 AND EMPLOYEE #2 WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BRUISES. THE WALL WAS NOT PROPERLY BRACED. EMPLOYEE #4 WAS SITTING ON THE WALL WHEN IT FELL. HE SUFFERED BRUISES AND A LACERATION OF HIS LEFT PALM.

Keywords: WALL, BRACING, CONCRETE BLOCK, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE