Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201984796 - Employee Dies from Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201984796 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305449050	05/21/2002	1522	0	Dc Building, Inc.

Abstract: On May 20, 2002, Employee #1 was installing 12-foot long, 2-inch by 4-inch supports onto roof trusses of an existing building. An unexpected gust of wind from the southwest side of the building caused the trusses that Employee #1 was working on to collapse. He fell to a concrete floor and struck his head as he landed. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, TRUSS, INSTALLING, ROOF, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

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	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305449050			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.