Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118884.015 - Three employees are injured when trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 118884.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422663.015	08/08/2019		238130	Volunteer Builders Of Tn, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 8, 2019, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a framing contractor, were engaged in the construction of a one-story commercial structure. They were returning to their elevated work areas after a lunch break and getting started on brace installation when approximately 15 trusses collapsed. The employees fell from the trusses they were working on, and were struck by other falling trusses. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital, where all were admitted for treatment. Employee#1 sustained fractures to the hip and multiple ribs, a lacerated spleen, and facial trauma. Employee #2 sustained a broken wrist. Employee#3 sustained six fractured ribs.

Keywords: Brace, Carpenter, Construction, Erection Process, Face, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Hip, Installing, Laceration, Rib, Spleen, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Truss, Unprotected, Work Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1422663.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury	Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1422663.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury	Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:
3	1422663.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury	Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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