Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 12377.015 - Employee is crushed when second floor additon collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 12377.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
330163.015	04/03/2012		236116	J.D. Construction And Contracting Corp.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 3, 2012, as workers were installing shingles on the roof, of a second story addition of a house. The construction company failed to follow architectural plans and installed three wooden posts to support a second story four foot cantilevered end and anchor the second story addition to a pre-existing structure. The second story addition collapsed onto the first story and Employee #1 was crushed between the building structure. Employee #1 was inside the building removing debris to place in the dumpster. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Lutheran Hospital.

Keywords: Crushing, Fall, Falling Object, Residential Construction, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	330163.015	22	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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