Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #737387

BREEDING AND WILLIAMS CONST. CO.

Event
COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BURIED
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#18578195
Employer profile
BREEDING AND WILLIAMS CONST. CO.
Summary number
737387
Report ID
452110

Event description

BURIED BY DEBRIS FROM BUILDING COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. HE WAS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, CLIMBING DOWN A STEP LADDER, WHEN THE ENTIRE BUILDING C OLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND WAS COVRERED BY FALLING DEBRIS . HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE INJURIES.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    569
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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