OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811265

HEAD,WALL,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-01-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WALL,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 811265
Report ID: 257230

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling brick wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on a brick wall installing plastic piping. The wall collapsed an d Employee #1 was killed, sustaining serious injuries to his head and other part s of his body.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
5

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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