OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211262
HEAD,HIGH WIND,WALL,COLLAPSE,CARPENTER
Event description
CINDER BLOCK WALL COLLAPSE- EMPLOYEE SUFFERS HEAD INJURIES
Investigation abstract
Three employees were engaged in installing stud work for exterior walls on the t wn to shock trauma center in Baltimore to be treated for injuries to his head. hird floor of townhouses under construction. These employees were working near a free standing cinder block wall 18 feet tall and approximately 35 feet wide. Th is wall was braced with 2 inch by 4 inch uprights and diagonals in four spots on both sides of the wall. Employee #1 walked to the edge of the building to ask t he foreman to bring some supplies up to him. When he turned around to go back to the wall, a gust of wind hit. The force of the wind broke all the bracing and b lew the wall into him. As a result, Employee #1 suffered head injuries. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital by ambulance, and from there, he was flo
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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