Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131551.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 131551.015 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 12/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505543.015	12/07/2020		238130	R.E.C. Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 4:06 p.m. on December 4, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction contractor, was working at the construction site for a new three-story residential structure. He was attempting to lift a framed exterior wall into place. The wall was too heavy, and it fell onto the employee. Employee #1 sustained blunt force traumatic crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Crushed, Falling Object, Framing, Installing, Overloaded, Residential Construction, Struck By, Unstable Load, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1505543.015	42	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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