Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200540953 - Employee killed after roof collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200540953 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 12/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306957440	12/17/2003	1795	238910	Robert Harvey

Abstract: On December 15, 2003, an employee was hired to demolish a burned out house. The employee was removing the studs of a wall on the first level at the rear of the house with a sledge hammer. He was standing under the roof on the inside of the structure when the roof collapsed. The employee was killed.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, ABDOMEN, ASPHYXIATED, ROOF, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306957440			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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