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Accident Summary Nr: 129983.015 - Employee lacerates forehead in truss collapse due to imprope

Accident Summary Nr: 129983.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493034.015	09/16/2020		238130	Marvin G. Ramos Cruz

Abstract: At approximately 2:28 p.m. on September 16, 2020, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing roof trusses at a construction site, working from the top plates of exterior and interior walls. Twenty-two trusses, each up to 41 feet 9 inches in length, were inadequately braced, with only small pieces of plywood used for support. The trusses collapsed due to improper bracing, causing Employee #1, who lacked fall protection, to be knocked from the top of a 9-foot interior wall to the wooden floor below. He sustained a 1.5-inch laceration to his forehead and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Bracing, Collapse, Forehead, Installing, Laceration, Plywood, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1493034.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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