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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342190

WALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BRACE,FALLING OBJECT

Event
WALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BRACE,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14342190
Report ID
418800

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY WALL WHEN WALL BRACE FAILED

Investigation abstract

AT 1:25 PM ON APRIL 11, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WELDING LEVELLING BOLTS ON A CEMEN T FOOTER TO AN INTERIOR CEMENT WALL ATTACHMENT. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY PRESCON INC. THE WORK SITE WAS AT 300 SW 130TH TERRACE IN PEMBROKE PINES. A CRANE WAS BEING U SED TO HOLD THE WALL IN PLACE WHILE THE SUPPORT BRACE WAS BEING INSTALLED. THE S UPPORT BRACE FAILED WHEN THE CRANE SUPPORT WAS REMOVED. THE WALL FELL OVER, FATA LLY CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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