OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14487730
AVE S MUSARA IRON WORKS CORP
NEW YORK, NY—
Event description
TWO BUILDINGS COLLAPSED ON WORKERS
Investigation abstract
ON APRIL 4, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, 13 EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON RENOVATI NG THE BUILDINGS AT 104-106 DELANCY ST. NY. NY. WHEN, FOR REASONS YET UNKNOWN, T HE TWO BUILDINGS COLLAPSED KILLING EMPLYOEES NO. 1 & 2 AND INJURING EMPLOYEES NO . 3 TO 7 WITH VARIOUS CUTS AND BRUISES. APPARENTLY THE BUILDING MIGHT HAVE COLLA PSED BECAUSE OF UNSOUND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. THE INJURIED WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPI TAL AND TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES AND RELEASED WITHOUT HOSPITALIZATION.
Victims (7)
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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