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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14306138

ROOF COLLAPSE,WALL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
ROOF COLLAPSE,WALL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14306138
Report ID
454711

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was crushed to death by a concrete wall panel that fell when the roo f of a building under construction collapsed. The roof collapse was apparently c aused by damage to a support column.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    8
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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