Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130002.015 - Employee falls from elevation injures head, back and legs

Accident Summary Nr: 130002.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473396.015	04/28/2020		238130	United Production Framing

Abstract: At 11:30 am, on March 27, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was positioned on the roof trusses to receive the loads of plywood roof sheathing. The stacks of plywood roof sheathing were being lifted to the roof trusses with a reach telehandler fork truck. A full stack of plywood was rigged which consisted of 25 sheets of plywood each one weighing 50 pounds. The load weighed approximately 1,250 pounds. The load was landed on the upper level and disconnected. The weight of the load caused the roof trusses to collapse. The material fell to the lower level along with Employee # 1 who sustained head, back, and leg injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Collapse, Construction vehicle, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Leg, Lifting, Loading, Neck, Overloaded, Plywood, Roof, Unloading

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	55

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473396.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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