Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370534 - Employee injured when caught under collapsing roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200370534 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302425285	08/12/1999	1751	0	Furtick & Son Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were constructing a 10 ft by 11 ft covered deck at the rear of a residential home. The roof of the deck was supported by three separate 2 by 4s. Employee #1 was placing the last planks on the deck when the roof collapsed on him, pinning him underneath it. He sustained injuries, including a fractured hip, that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302425285			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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