Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14442594 - Employee killed when struck by shifting roof trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 14442594 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 11/17/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105707954	11/18/1988	2439	0	Components Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 17, 1988, Employee #1 was helping three coworkers push a cart loaded with 24 roof trusses, each approximately 27 ft 6 in. long by 1 ft high, out of the plant to a storage area for shipment. The trusses on the cart were leaning against two 10 ft metal uprights. The upright on the side at which Employee #1 was standing was only about 15 in. high. The workers had moved the cart approximately 63 ft toward the staging area when, according to witnesses, the wind suddenly blew the trusses over onto Employee #1. He died of multiple injuries.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, TRUSS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105707954			Fatality	Concussion	Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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