Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200850659 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Brick Wall
Accident: 200850659 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/17/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300616844 | 03/19/1998 | 1741 | K & K Restoration Corp. | ||||
Employee #1, a mason's helper, was picking up loose bricks from the flat roof of a building when the upper 3 ft 6 in. of a 6 ft 6 in. tall brick parapet wall collapsed on top of him. He suffered severe injuries that resulted in the amputation of his left arm at the shoulder, amputation of his left leg at the hip, amputation of his right leg below the knee, and spinal damage resulting in paralysis below the waist. At the time of the accident, the parapet wall was undergoing renovation. | |||||||
Keywords:
paralysis, amputated, roof, wall, collapse, unsecured, work rules, construction, struck by, leg
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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 | 4 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 300616844 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Collapse of structure |