Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14195044 - EMPLOYEE INJURED BY FALL FROM GARAGE WALL

Accident Summary Nr: 14195044 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104385158	07/08/1988	1751	0	Gem Construction Company

Abstract: On June 27, 1988, four employees of Gem Construction Company set the first pre-manufactured roof truss on top of the garage walls. Employee #1 was standing on the top of the front wall of the garage while he and two coworkers raised the truss to attach it to the framework of the second story of the house. The truss slapped against the second story and bounced back uncontrollably. Employee #1 tried to get out of the way, lost his balance, and fell 9 feet 6 inches to the dirt surface. He was released from Anne Arundel General Hospital after receiving 13 sutures to the cut on his head.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUSS, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104385158			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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