Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125911 - Two Employees Are Injured When Canopy Collapes

Accident Summary Nr: 201125911 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/11/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300843562	10/11/2005	1761	238160	Reinhardt Roofing

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m., on October 11, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were working as roofers on a soffit/canopy frame attached to a concrete tilt-up commercial building. They were injured, when the soffit/canopy collapsed, falling 8 ft to 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a concussion. Employee #2 was hospitalized with a dislocated knee.

Keywords: KNEE, ROOF COLLAPSE, FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, LADDER, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300843562			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	300843562			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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