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Accident Summary Nr: 119314.015 - One employee is killed, one is injured in truss collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 119314.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/20/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1426362.01508/20/2019238130Todd Briscoe

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 20, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 were setting trusses for a new one-story building. A truss collapsed, and both employees fell, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Employee #1 was killed by the fall. Employee #2 was treated for his injuries at the hospital.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Installing, Structural Collapse, Truss
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition   1 18 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1426362.015 44 M Fatality Construction Laborer Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Exterior carpentry
Fatality Cause:

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