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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388896

HIGH WIND,WALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SHORING,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT

Event
HIGH WIND,WALL,UNSECURED,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,SHORING,BRACING,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14388896
Report ID
524700

Event description

Employee crushed and killed by falling wall

Investigation abstract

On February 22, 1988, Employee #1 working at the construction site when the mid- section of a masonry wall blew over in the wind. He was crushed and killed. The wall was not shored, braced, or connected with the other building walls.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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