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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692848

CLEANING,SHORING,HIGH WIND,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,BRACING,CONSTRUCTION

Event
CLEANING,SHORING,HIGH WIND,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,WALL,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,BRACING,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
692848
Report ID
355112

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling masonry wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning debris on the third floor of a three-story building. He was working adjacent to a freestanding 17 foot long by 8 foot high masonry wall that had not been shored or braced. A gust of wind blew the entire wall over on to him. Employee #1 was killed.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #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
  3. #982 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
  4. #983 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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