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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488282

COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,BRICK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14488282
Report ID
215000

Event description

One killed, three injured when struck by falling debris

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #4 were removing a brick parapet on the penthouse of a 21-s tory building. They were standing on the 20th floor setback below the parapet wh en it suddenly collapsed. Employee #1 was killed and Employees #2 through #4 wer e seriously injured when they were struck by falling debris.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

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