OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607440
JOE M. ENRIQUEZ
LITHONIA, GA·
Event description
One employee killed, two others injured in building collapse
Investigation abstract
At about 2:00 p.m. on May 16, 1988, Employees #1 through #3 were in a two-story wooden apartment building that was under construction when it collapsed during a severe thunderstorm. When the storm struck Employees #1 and 2 were installing a n HVAC duct; Employee #3 and two employees of a framing contractor had taken she lter in the building. Employee #1 died; Employee #2 sustained a broken hip; and Employee #3 sustained a broken knee. Employees #2 and #3 were hospitalized. They apparently did not realize that thunderstorm winds could cause a building in th is stage of construction (roof on and no siding) to collapse.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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