OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14196984

FRACTURE,DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,BUILDING COLLAPSE,LADDER,RIB,FALL

1984-06-23T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,BUILDING COLLAPSE,LADDER,RIB,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14196984
Report ID: 352420

Event description

BUILDING COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

FOUR EMPLOYEES OF A & G DEMOLITION WERE REMOVING DEBRIS, TEARING OUT ALL FLOOR J HE SITE, BUT LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND OUT HE HAD SOME BROKEN RIBS. EMPLOYEES #2 & 3 RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS AND CUTS. THEY WERE TAKEN TO MD GENERA L HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RELEASED. OISTS AND RAFTERS IN A FIRE DAMAGED ROW HOUSE. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT AND A LABOR ER WERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR HANDING DEBRIS DOWN TO THE 2ND FLOOR TO TWO LABORERS. THE PRESIDENT STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN A LADDER TO THE 2ND FLOOR WHEN THE 2ND FLOO R GAVE WAY AND FELL THROUGH THE FIRST FLOOR INTO THE BASEMENT. THE PRESIDENT & E MPLOYEE #2 WERE TRAPPED IN THE BASEMENT UNDERNEATH RAFTERS & OTHER DEBRIS. WORKE RS ON THE OUTSIDE WERE ABLE TO FREE EMPLOYEE #2. THE PRESIDENT WAS FREED BY CITY FIREMEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, HELD 2 NIGHTS AND RELEASED. HE NO LONGER HAS TOTAL USE OF HIS RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE #4 REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT

Victims (4)

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
17

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
5

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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