OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671800

CENTRAL MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

CARMEL, IN· 1986-03-10T00:00:00

Event: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRACING, CONCRETE BLOCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2743011
Employer profile: CENTRAL MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Summary number: 671800
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employees injured when pinned by collapsing wall

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on March 10, 1986, Employees #1 through #4, bricklayers for the Ce 6. The metal angle steel that they used to tie the top section of the wall to th e structure was not welded to the structure or even bolted to the blocks. This a ngle came down with the block wall. ntral Masonry Construction Co. Inc., were laying brick against a 20 ft high and 192 ft long concrete block wall. When it started raining, the foreman instructed the employees to clean up the area and cover the brick that had just been laid. A 40 mph gust of wind caused the concrete block wall to collapse, pinning Emplo yees #1, #2, #3, and #4 under the blocks and other material. All four employees were taken by ambulances to the hospital. The block had been laid in mid January 1986, and had been braced until Sunday, March 9, 1986, at which time two of the braces were removed. The remaining braces were removed on Monday, March 10, 198

Victims (4)

#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
553

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
563

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
564

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
12

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
563

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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