OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14415186

C S EHINGER

KANSAS CITY, MO— 1984-05-02T00:00:00

Event: WALL,COLLAPSE,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1557198
Employer profile: C S EHINGER
Summary number: 14415186
Report ID: 728500

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING WALL

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WRECKING A BUILDING WHEN A WALL UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING OFF STEEL H BEAMS AT THE BASE OF THE WALL WHE N IT FELL ON HIM. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

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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