OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14196984
A & G DEMOLITION
BALTIMORE, MD—
Event description
BUILDING COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
FOUR EMPLOYEES OF A & G DEMOLITION WERE REMOVING DEBRIS, TEARING OUT ALL FLOOR J HE SITE, BUT LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND OUT HE HAD SOME BROKEN RIBS. EMPLOYEES #2 & 3 RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS AND CUTS. THEY WERE TAKEN TO MD GENERA L HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RELEASED. OISTS AND RAFTERS IN A FIRE DAMAGED ROW HOUSE. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT AND A LABOR ER WERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR HANDING DEBRIS DOWN TO THE 2ND FLOOR TO TWO LABORERS. THE PRESIDENT STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN A LADDER TO THE 2ND FLOOR WHEN THE 2ND FLOO R GAVE WAY AND FELL THROUGH THE FIRST FLOOR INTO THE BASEMENT. THE PRESIDENT & E MPLOYEE #2 WERE TRAPPED IN THE BASEMENT UNDERNEATH RAFTERS & OTHER DEBRIS. WORKE RS ON THE OUTSIDE WERE ABLE TO FREE EMPLOYEE #2. THE PRESIDENT WAS FREED BY CITY FIREMEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, HELD 2 NIGHTS AND RELEASED. HE NO LONGER HAS TOTAL USE OF HIS RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE #4 REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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