Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107520.015 - Employee is struck by falling wall, fractures back

Accident Summary Nr: 107520.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 07/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331720.015	07/18/2018		238130	Bxh Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 12, 2018, Employee #1 and three coworkers, employed by a construction company, were lifting and installing walls at a new multifamily residential building. After they set the braces for a party wall that measured 40 feet long by 9 feet 1.5 inches, the employees went to other units. Employee #1 was installing drywall on an adjacent party wall when the previously braced wall collapsed, striking and pinning Employee #1 underneath. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured lower back.

Keywords: Back, Brace, Carpenter, Drywall, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Pinned, Residential Construction, Spine, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1331720.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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