Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170291215 - Employee injured when struck by collapsed retaining wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170291215 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311364327	09/12/2007	1542	236220	Empire Building Co. Llc

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311364327			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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