Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403318 - One employee killed and one injured when house collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201403318 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127125193	05/18/1999	1751	0	Convenient Construction Inc

Abstract: On May 17, 1999, Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained bruises, contusions and abrasions when a gust of stormy wind at speed of 70 to 115 miles per hour hit the house from the rear, causing it to collapse.

Keywords: STORM, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127125193			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	127125193			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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