Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200352532 - Employee Killed By Collapsing Masonry Header
Accident: 200352532 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/02/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305039661 | 04/02/2002 | 1542 | Sigmon Construction, Inc. | ||||
At 10:00 a.m. on April 6, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were engaged in the demolition of a masonry wall, part of a remodeling project. The free standing masonry wall had been removed block by block with the exception of a left side column, consisting of 13 8-inch masonry blocks, a bonded header (approximate weight of 1,100 pounds), and right side exterior masonry wall. Employee #1 was on the ground working with a long-handle 10-pound sledgehammer to the left of the free standing wall, while Employee #2 was working from a 24-foot aluminum extension ladder with a 2-pound sledge hammer to break loose the concrete masonry blocks. The ladder was resting against the bonded header. Once Employee #2 had removed the top section of blocks, the bonded header broke, causing the right side of masonry blocks to collapse. Employee #2 was knocked off the ladder and fell approximately 8 feet, landing on his back. Simultaneously, the bonded header broke loose from the left side of masonry blocks, which then fell across Employee #2's body and face. | |||||||
Keywords:
demolition, collapse, blocks, ladder, face
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 305039661 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Collapse of structure |