Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310851 - Employee Killed in Roof Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201310851 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 03/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304729007	03/01/2003	1751	238130	Tino Carpentry

Abstract: On March 3, 2003, Employee #1 was working with a crew installing 65-ft wooden trusses on a church. The trusses that Employee #1 was standing on during the installation phase collapsed due to failure to install proper bracing. Employee #1 fell in the collapse and was killed. The original narrative was unclear as to whether Employee #1 was crushed by the debris or died from the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304729007			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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