Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494895 - Employee Is Killed in Fall While Erecting Barn

Accident Summary Nr: 201494895 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315068858	04/11/2011	1541	236210	Stidham Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:26 a.m. on April 11, 2011, the sole owner of Stidham Construction, based in Clovis, CA, was erecting a 36 ft tall by 60 ft wide by 80 ft long steel barn in an agricultural area near Kingsburg, CA. While rolling out insulation between purlins prior to installing a corrugated roof panel, he stepped back along the eave beam and fell to his death from a height of approximately 21 ft.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	37	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315068858			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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