Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170667984 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Trusses

**Accident: 170667984 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 09/12/1996**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
123282477	09/12/1996	1751	V & W Construction Co., Inc.

Employee #1, age 20, was retrieving a ladder while coworkers removed incorrectly installed trusses. As they removed a portion of the trusses, an adjacent truss was bumped and set into motion. The trusses on the southern end collapsed onto Employee #1. Subsequent investigation revealed that the trusses were not adequately braced.

Keywords: truss, collapse, unsecured, work rules, construction, brace, struck by, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	123282477			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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