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Accident: 134574.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall When Truss Collaps

**Accident: 134574.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/05/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1508875.015	01/06/2021		7 Stars Construction Llc

At 5:00 p.m. on January 5, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a const ruction contractor, were installing trusses for a new one-story commercial build ing. The trusses collapsed, later determined to have been caused by inadequate bracing. Employee #1, who was not using fall protection, fell and sustained hea d injuries and fractures to multiple fingers. Employee #1 required hospitalizat ion for his injuries. The coworker, who was using fall protection, also fell. However, his fall was broken, and he was suspended from his lanyard.

Keywords: construction, fall, fall protection, finger, fracture, head, installing, roof, roofer, structural collapse, truss

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1508875.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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