Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671931 - Employee killed in fall while adjusting trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 200671931 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301885067	05/19/1999	1522	0	Naples Executive Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was straddling some trusses while trying to use a pry bar to adjust the girder truss. The pry bar slipped and he lost his balance, falling approximately 15 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HAND TOOL, LOST BALANCE, PRY BAR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301885067			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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