Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116236.015 - Employee is struck by collapsing trusses and receives multip

Accident Summary Nr: 116236.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 03/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386162.015	03/19/2019		236220	Van Rite & Father, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on March 19, 2019, an employee operated a telehandler with a man-basket, which contained two coworkers. The coworkers were correcting an improperly installed brace to one of the trusses. At some point, the employee left the telehandler to retrieve a level for the coworkers when the trusses collapsed and fell on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat two rib fractures, puncture to large intestine (cecum), and an unspecified knee injury.

Keywords: Basket, Collapse, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Installing, Knee, Operating, Operator, Puncture, Rib, Struck By, Truss

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1386162.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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