Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14467609 - Employee injured when struck by falling truss beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14467609 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 10/25/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3287661	10/28/1985	1751	0	Birdseye Mountain Builders
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3287653	10/28/1985	1542	0	John A. Russell Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter's helper, was cutting and installing roof trusses on the second level of a building. A John Deere 690B bucket loader was working below him, by the northwest corner of the building. The cylinder for the boom struck the northwest corner truss panel, knocking the top of it awry. The truss dropped 7 feet, striking Employee #1 on the right shoulder.

Keywords: SHOULDER, BEAM, TRUSS, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3287661			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenter apprentices
2	3287653					Occupation Not Listed

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