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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455190

WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,SANDBLASTING

Event
WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,SANDBLASTING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14455190
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee killed when concrete wall falls over

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was sandblasting a precast concrete wall measuring 19 ft 11 in. long by 7 ft high by 6 in. thick. The wall was being held in place by pipes and form blocks. One block had been removed or had fallen out; when Employee #1 removed the other, the 10,000 lb wall fell on top of him. He was crushed and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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