Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202570628 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Object and Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202570628 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316922426	02/19/2014	1751	238130	Joseph Bates Dba Joseph W Bates

Abstract: On February 21, 2014, Employee #1 and a coworker were sheathing the roof of a college dormitory building. The coworker installed the roof sheathing as Employee #1 worked from the ground level. While they were working, wind blew a sheet of 8 ft by 4 ft plywood off the roof. The plywood fell and struck Employee #1. He sustained serious and unspecified bodily injuries. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he later died.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, WOOD PANEL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316922426			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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