Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200263382 - Employee dies after fall when building collapses
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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311130157 | 10/01/2007 | 1795 | 238910 | Ray Stiles Company |
Abstract: On September 24, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling an old conveyor house between two buildings. All unnecessary components had been removed, leaving only the main frame, which was secured and stabilized with 1 in. steel cables reinforced with turn buckles and cable clamps. A coworker had cut four corners out of the 6 in. angle iron to the structure when, after making the final cut, the structure pulled loose from the building to which it was attached and collapsed. Employee #1 and two coworkers were on the structure, approximately 70 ft from where the cut was made, and fell with it. All sustained injuries but Employee #1 developed a blood clot and was placed on life support. He died approximately four days later when life support was disconnected.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Manufacturing plant | Demolition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 50 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 311130157 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc |