Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052884 - Employee Is Injured When Roof Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200052884 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 01/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308684257	01/29/2007	1761	238390	Cvi Corp

Abstract: On January 20, 2007, Employee #1 was helping install roof trusses on a new horse arena. High winds caused the building to collapse, and Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft. He was hospitalized with bruises and contusions to his foot and ankle.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, ROOF, COLLAPSE, LACERATION, FALL, ANKLE, CONTUSION, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308684257			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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