OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221653702

DERRICK F. SPALT DBA BARN AGAIN

WATERLOO, IL· 2024-03-23T00:00:00

Event: Barn, Blunt force trauma, Bracing, Broken Bone, Collapse, Demolition, Dismantling, Hand Tool, Head, Leg, Structural Collapse
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347371221
Employer profile: DERRICK F. SPALT DBA BARN AGAIN
Summary number: 221653702
Report ID: 0524530
Project type: D
Construction end-use: H

Event description

One Employee is killed, another is injured after barn collap

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on March 23, 2024, the Sole Proprietor and Employee #1 were working inside of the timber frame barn building, when it collapsed. The Sole Proprietor sustained head injuries that resulted in his death. Employee #1's left leg was broken during the barn collapse, and he was hospitalized. The wood structure was approximately 45 feet long by 25 feet wide, a single story with a loft. The crew was using hand tools to deconstruct the barn. Some temporary bracing had been installed prior to the demolition work, but there was no evidence (written or otherwise) that an engineering survey had been conducted.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
6
#2 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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