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Accident Summary Nr: 104112.015 - Two employees fall when trusses collapse and incur multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 104112.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/22/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1303876.01503/23/2018238130North Tucker Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on March 22, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction framing company, were installing wooden trusses at the site of a multiemployer construction project, a new commercial building. The trusses collapsed, and both employees fell to the concrete floor. Trusses fell on top of both employees. Emergency services were called, and the employees were transported to the hospital. Both were admitted. They were treated for bone fractures, concussions, and contusions.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Truss
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   1 29

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1303876.015 31 M Hospitalized injury Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior carpentry
Fatality Cause:
2 1303876.015 30 M Hospitalized injury Construction trades, n.e.c. Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior carpentry
Fatality Cause:

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