OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541726

WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BRACING

1986-02-26T00:00:00

Event: WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BRACING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14541726
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by collapsing wall

Investigation abstract

Masons had just completed a 27 ft high by 72 ft long wall. Employee #1 was pushi ng mortar along the unbraced wall to an adjoining wall when the new wall collaps ed onto him. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
869

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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