Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102826427 - Fowler Consturction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102826427

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 05/16/1988

Site Address:
Fowler Consturction Company
5650 Hillandale Road
Lithonia, GA 30058

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 455 Wayne Poultry Road, Jefferson, GA 30549

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1752

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360126833

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607440

Event: 05/16/1988

One employee killed, two others injured in building collapse

At about 2:00 p.m. on May 16, 1988, Employees #1 through #3 were in a two-story wooden apartment building that was under construction when it collapsed during a severe thunderstorm. When the storm struck Employees #1 and 2 were installing an HVAC duct; Employee #3 and two employees of a framing contractor had taken shelter in the building. Employee #1 died; Employee #2 sustained a broken hip; and Employee #3 sustained a broken knee. Employees #2 and #3 were hospitalized. They apparently did not realize that thunderstorm winds could cause a building in this stage of construction (roof on and no siding) to collapse.

Keywords: KNEE, HIP, FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102826427			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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