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Accident Summary Nr: 108109.015 - Employee falls when roof truss collapses, fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 108109.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1337179.01508/09/2018238130Pb Framing Llc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on August 8, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new residential building. He was installing a roof truss when the truss collapsed. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 14 feet. He was using a personal fall arrest system, but the rope was too long and did not arrest his fall before he hit the ground. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured left tibia.

Keywords: Carpenter, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Frame, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Structural Collapse, Tibia, Truss, Wood Erection
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   14

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1337179.015 31 M Hospitalized injury Carpenters Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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