Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115755.015 - Employee falls, breaks ankle during roof truss erection

Accident Summary Nr: 115755.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 03/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1396517.015	04/23/2019		236115	Daniel Ralph Smith Construction

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 19, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a residential construction company, was engaged in roofing work for a new one-story residence. He was standing on a 2x6 temporary truss support plate as he set up and adjusted roof trusses. A vertical 2x4 joist supporting the plate he was standing on broke, and the employee fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 12 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Equipment Failure, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Residential Construction, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1396517.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, general office	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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.