Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603462 - House Falls Off Its Shims Crushing Construction Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200603462 -- Report ID: 0625410 -- Event Date: 11/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309755551	11/01/2006	1799	238190	Ace Foundation Repair And Remodeling

Abstract: On November 1, 2006, a construction crew was raising and leveling a residential house. The employees had the house raised approximately three feet, when the structure fell off its shims to the ground. Employee #1 who was working under the house was killed.

Keywords: STRUCTURE MOVING, ASPHYXIATED, BUILDING, SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309755551			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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