OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14383921
WALL,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CONCRETE
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN WALL FELL ONTO HIM
Investigation abstract
THREE CONCRETE FINISHERS WERE WORKING IN THE BASEMENT OF A HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTI RIES. ON, PLACING CEMENT FOR THE BASEMENT FLOOR. A CEMENT TRUCK WAS PARKED ABOUT 2 FEE T AWAY FROM THE WEST WALL, UNLOADING ABOUT 6 YARDS OF CEMENT INTO THE BASEMENT. BACK FILLING OF THE TWO FOOT AREA AROUND THE FOUNDATION WAS COMPLETED ABOUT 1 1/ 2 HOURS BEFORE THE CEMENT FINISHERS BEGAN THEIR WORK. STARTING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, THE TRUCK BEGAN UNLOADING CEMENT. BY THE TIME THE TRUCK REACHED THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, IT WAS EMPTY. THE WEST WALL SUDDEN LY COLLAPSED AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1 TO DEATH. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN DIRECTING TH E CEMENT CHUTE. THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH ONLY MINOR INJU
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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