Fatality Narrative: Contractor Struck by Falling Wall Section

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On September 6, 2005, a contractor was killed when wall jacks being used to lift a section of wall failed and he was struck by the falling wall. The 41-year-old victim did "pick-up" type construction work. He was hired by an acquaintance to build a single family residence. He was not a registered contractor nor did he have a business license. On the day of the incident, the victim and a laborer that he had hired were attempting to raise a 14'x 9' framed and sheathed gabled wall section to be put in place on the house's second floor. They were using two wall jacks to lift the section into place. As they were jacking-up the wall section, the 2"x 4"s being used snapped and the wall section fell, striking the victim and trapping him underneath the wall. The laborer stepped to the side and narrowly missed being struck. The victim died at the scene. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction materials
  • Construction workers
  • Weight factors
  • Cranes
  • Lifting capacity
  • Lifting
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051777
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-42-2005, 2005 Dec; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: contractor struck by falling wall section
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228831/cdc_228831_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 74.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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