Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300132313 - Long Island Lighting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300132313

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 12/26/1996

Site Address:
Long Island Lighting Company
Intersection Street
Garden City, NY 11530

Mailing Address:
175 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, NY 11801

Union Status: Union

SIC:4923

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/25/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100150093
Referral	200150464	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200150076

Event: 12/25/1996

Employee killed when struck by falling wall

On December 25, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned the emergency service shift in the gas department at Lilco. A 35 ft high brick veneer wall of Lilco's operations building collapsed, injuring Employee #1. He was transported to Winthrop Hospital, where he died on January 6, 1997. The wall had been added to the circa 1927 building in 1960 and apparently collapsed from the effects of 36 years of weathering. On a normal business day, six Lilco employees were assigned to two interconnected temporary office trailers that were adjacent and parallel to the wall that fell.

Keywords: WALL, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, BUILDING COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300132313			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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