Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14526420 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Blocks
Accident: 14526420 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/26/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1655885 | 01/10/1985 | 1522 | Hedreck Brothers Construction Company | ||||
Employee #1, age 19, was on a ladder at a height of approximately 10 ft, demolishing a brick and block wall. He was using a chisel to break up the wall after an opening was made. There was no shoring placed between the beam bottom and the top of the opening where the lintel and new beam would be poured. The blocks fell on Employee #1, striking him on the head, neck, and chest. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
wall, demolition, unsecured, blocks, work rules, construction, shoring, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1655885 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |