Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200350148 - Employee injured in fall when bar joist roof frame collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200350148 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111119657	04/16/1996	1542	0	John Mckay Dba Bowmac Enterprises

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on April 15, 1996, Employee #1 and three coworkers were using a crane to stack roof decking on a skeletal steel frame building. The bar joist roof frame collapsed, and Employee #1 and the stacked materials fell two stories through the structure, landing on a concrete floor. He sustained a fractured hip and leg, several fractured ribs, and serious internal injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, FRACTURE, JOIST, COLLAPSE, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	111119657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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