Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170291215 - Employee Injured When Struck By Collapsed Retaining Wall
Accident: 170291215 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/27/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311364327 | 09/12/2007 | 1542 | Empire Building Co. Llc | ||||
On July 27, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a crew demolishing, both manually and by machine, a 14 ft tall by 30 ft long terraced block wall. As the demolition proceeded, fallen material was allowed to pile up behind the wall, against a parallel rear retaining wall. The retaining wall eventually became incapable of supporting the load of debris and fell over, striking Employee #1. he sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
wall, demolition, collapse, work rules, overloaded, construction, struck by, retaining wall
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Demolition | $250,000 to $500,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 311364327 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Collapse of structure |