Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 78578.015 - Employee Is Killed In Roof Collapse

**Accident: 78578.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/31/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1082520.015	07/31/2015		L&B Lawncare And Remodeling

At 9:30 a.m. on July 31, 2015, Employee #1 was doing demolition work on a gazebo . The employee was trying to forcibly remove the center light electrical cable. This caused the gazebo to shift. The shift caused the roof to collapse, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: crushing, demolition, roof collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1082520.015	29	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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