Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 115223.015 - Employee is struck and injured by falling trusses
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1381441.015 | 02/26/2019 | 236220 | Westhaven Builders Llc |
Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 20, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry work at an existing three-story commercial building. He was kneeling and assembling trusses when a gust of wind blew over the assembled trusses, which struck the employee as they fell. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple injuries. These included fractures to his pelvis, ribs, back, vertebrae, and ankle.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 3 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1381441.015 | 52 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: |