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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252118

BUILDING,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK,WATER

Event
BUILDING,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,TANK,WATER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14252118
Report ID
453710

Event description

EMPLOYEES THROWN ABOUT WHEN BUILDING STRUCK BY LARGE WAVE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE INSIDE A LAB BUILDING WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE WAV E GENERATED WHEN A NEARBY WATER TANK COLLAPSED AND SPILLED ITS CONTENTS. THE EMP LOYEES WERE THROWN AGAINST THE BUILDING CONTENTS AND STRUCK BY PIECES OF FLYING FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. BOTH EMPLOYESS WERE HOSPITALIZED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 24 F

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    6
    Source
    18
    Occupation code
    224
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    7
    Event type
    6
    Source
    18
    Occupation code
    224
    Human factor
    5
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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