OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466361

FRACTURE,WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,STRUCK BY,BRAIN,CONTUSION

1989-03-20T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SKULL,STRUCK BY,BRAIN,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14466361
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by collapsing brick wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a temporary independent laborer, was tearing away the lumber and su pport members from a two-story block fire wall. The wall was left unsupported an d collapsed on Employee #1. He suffered multiple blunt impact injuries, includin g skull fractures and brain contusions, and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

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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