Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170086185 - Employee crushed and killed when building collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170086185 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116318635	02/07/1996	1751	0	Ramon Nery Framing Company

Abstract: Employee #1, the company owner, and his crew were framing a two-story house. The roof had been completed along with most of the framework, and an outer thermal sheeting had been applied to part of the structure. The entire crew was in one room of the house eating lunch when the structure began to collapse under the force of high winds. The crew ran to escape, but Employee #1 was crushed and killed as he passed through the outer wall. No violations of OSHA standards were substantiated from the accident investigation.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116318635			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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