Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287876 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED AND ONE INJURED IN BUILDING COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 202287876 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109315804	08/19/1997	1742	0	Wellington Drywall Of Central Florida Ii, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing drywall on walls separating apartments on the third floor of a townhouse under construction. The roof had been stocked with concrete tile that had not yet been installed. Although the roof sheathing was in place, there was no interior wood roof truss bracing. The required bracing had not been installed and some bracing that was installed was apparently removed. The weight of the roof tile caused the roof to collapse. The two employees were standing by a window at the time of the collapse and were thrown to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a skull fracture and was transported to the hospital where he later died. Employee #2 suffered broken ribs, internal injuries and facial injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, RIB, BRACING, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109315804			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	109315804			Fatality	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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