OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332365
UNSECURED,CONCRETE,HIGH WIND,COLLAPSE,ELECTRICIAN,CONSTRUCTION,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Electrician killed by collapsing concrete wall during storm
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, an electrician, was installing conduit in the back wall of a 22-roo standing. m motel foundation. Two masonry employees were laying block nearby. They were ap proximately 27 ft away from three unbraced 8 ft 8 in high by 27 ft long by 8 ft wide finished concrete walls when a sudden rain and wind storm developed and the employees panicked. Employee #1 and one of the masonry employees ran over to on e of the unbraced walls for shelter. The other masonry employee ran over to the wall and told them that they should get away from the walls. The masonry employe es cleared the foundation, but Employee #1 was caught by a collapsing wall and d ied several hours later at the hospital. Two walls collapsed, the other remained
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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