OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14446751

DEMOLITION,BUILDING COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-05-06T00:00:00

Event: DEMOLITION,BUILDING COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14446751
Report ID: 552700

Event description

Employee killed in building collapse

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was inside a building that had been structurally weakened during pre liminary demolition operations. The building collapsed on him. Employee #1 was c aught under the falling structure and sustained serious injuries, which resulted in his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
599

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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