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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #644104

COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,WALL,UNSECURED,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CONTUSION,FRACTURE,ROOF

Event
COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,WALL,UNSECURED,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CONTUSION,FRACTURE,ROOF
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
644104
Report ID
215000

Event description

2 employees killed, 7 others injured by falling wall

Investigation abstract

Employees #1, #2, and #3 were on the roof of a warehouse and Employees #4 throug h #9 were on the ground when an adjoining concrete block wall approximately 20 f t tall collapsed onto the warehouse roof. The wall, part of a second story addit ion to the warehouse, was not braced. Employee #1, a mason, and Employee #4, a w arehouse worker, were killed. Employees #2 and #3 sustained multiple fractures a nd were hospitalized. Employees #5 through #9 sustained multiple bruises, contus ions, and abrasions and were hospitalized.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Fatality Age 47 F

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    16
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #8 Hospitalized Age 47 F

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #9 Hospitalized Age 51 F

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #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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