Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134574.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall when truss collaps

Accident Summary Nr: 134574.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508875.015	01/06/2021		238130	7 Stars Construction Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on January 5, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction contractor, were installing trusses for a new one-story commercial building. The trusses collapsed, later determined to have been caused by inadequate bracing. Employee #1, who was not using fall protection, fell and sustained head injuries and fractures to multiple fingers. Employee #1 required hospitalization 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1508875.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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