Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14491179 - Collapsed Cement Block Wall
Accident: 14491179 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 02/01/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1074897 | 02/04/1985 | 1795 | Selo Corporation | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A FRONT END LOADER TO DEMOLISH BUILDING EQUIPMENT ADJACENT TO A NON-LOAD-BEARING CEMENT BLOCK WALL INSIDE A BUILDING. THE WALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 13' HIGH. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS PASSING WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE WALL AT THE TIME OF THE DEMOLITION ACTIVITY AND THE ENTIRE WALL COLLAPED ON HIM. EMPLOYEE DIED OF INJURIES THE NEXT DAY. THE FRONT END LOADER WAS A 45,000 LB. CATERPILLAR #977L WITH FRONT BUCKET EQUIPPED WITH A CLAM ATTACHMENT. THE VIBRATION FROM THIS LARGE MACHINE ALONE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BLOCK WALL TO LOOSEN AND COLLAPSE. | |||||||
Keywords:
front end loader, wall, demolition, collapse, vibrations
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1074897 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |