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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314538

DEMOLITION,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION

Event
DEMOLITION,BUILDING,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14314538
Report ID
317000

Event description

FIVE DEMOLITION WORKERS INJURED WHEN BUILDING COLLAPSED

Investigation abstract

FIVE EMPLOYEES OF AN EIGHT MAN DEMOLITION TEAM WERE INJURED WHEN THE BUILDING TH EY WERE DEMOLISHING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSED.

Victims (5)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    1
    Source
    18
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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