OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314538
THORNE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, PA·
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)
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#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 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 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 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 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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