OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570911
WALTERS WRECKING & EXCAVATING INC
MILWAUKEE, WI—
Event description
Employee killed in fall with collapsing chimney and planking
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was directing placement of a 16,000 lb bulldozer on the sixth floor ed on floors unable to support it (1926.856 (a)). of a building that was being prepared for explosive demolition. He was standing on planking over a chimney shaft. After the bulldozer had been resting on the fl oor for approximately 30 to 40 seconds, the brickwork in the chimney collapsed a nd landed on Employee #1. The brickwork broke through the planking, sending Empl oyee #1 90 ft into the basement, where the falling rubble from the chimney burie d him. Employee #1 died of massive injuries to his head, torso, and extremities. (His arm was found on the third floor.) The causal factors are: failure to insp ect and secure areas prior to employee exposure (1926.859 (g)), and equipment us
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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