OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707810
COLLAPSE,OVERLOADED,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Event description
FIVE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INJURED IN BUILDING COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
NINE CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON THE TOP FLOOR OF A THREE STORY TOWN HOUSE, BUILDING A FIREWALL FROM CONCRETE BLOCKS. THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE BUILDING HAD BEEN OVERLOADED WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CONCRETE BLOCKS BY THE CONTRACTOR. T HE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE BLOCKS, WORKERS AND MUD PANS WHICH COVERED A CONCENTRATED AREA OF THE THIRD FLOOR CAUSED THAT PORTION OF THE THIRD FLOOR, TO COLLAPSE, CA USING EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #5 TO FALL TO THE BASEMENT LEVEL.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 14
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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