Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202080677 - Employee Is Killed When Porch Roof Section Falls
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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315109595 | 10/20/2010 | 1799 | 238990 | Eun Construction, Inc. |
Abstract: On October 20, 2010, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on a newly constructed house. A temporary support broke, allowing the porch section nails to pull loose from the main structure of the newly constructed single family house, causing the roof to fall. A porch roof section, approximately ten feet wide by twelve feet long, struck and killed Employee #1.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 315109595 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure |