Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122784.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by load fallin

Accident Summary Nr: 122784.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437851.015	10/11/2019		238130	Kyle Koons

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2019, Employee #1 was positioning and fastening bottom tails of attic trusses to the top plate of a framed wall. The wood trusses were rigged with a steel chain from a single point at the peak of the wood truss. A Terex 30-ton mobile hydraulic crane picked up and swung trusses onto the top plate of the framed wall. The crane swung the wood truss and struck the previously fastened truss on the roof. An employee on the ground was pulling on the tag line at the time of impact. The nail plate, which fastened the section where the steel chain wrapped around the truss, pulled out. The truss collapsed from the steel chain rigging and fell from the crane. Employee #1 was standing on the top plate when struck by the collapsing truss. Employee #1 subsequently fell from the top plate to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs, neck, and shoulder. Employee #1 also suffered head injuries, which resulted in a traumatic brain injury, which has affected his memory. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chain, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hydraulic Crane, Neck, Rib, Rigging, Shoulder, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truss, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437851.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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