Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758346 - Employee killed in fall from three-story building

Accident Summary Nr: 170758346 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 01/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127319291	03/06/1997	1522	0	Service Unlimited

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing trusses on a three-story apartment building when he fell approximately 30 ft to the ground. He was also struck by the falling trusses. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127319291			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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