Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032126 - Two employees injured when trusses collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 200032126 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306002254	11/12/2003	1751	238130	Frontier Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 11, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were placing bunks of plywood on wood trusses. Employee #2 was on top of the trusses, while Employee #1 was inside of the trusses. As they placed the last bunk of plywood on the trusses, Employees #1 and #2 heard a creaking sound. The trusses began to sway and then collapsed. Employee #2 rode the trusses down and received only scratches and bruises. Employee #1 became trapped beneath the trusses and received a compound fracture on one of his legs, which he was hospitalized for. An investigation determined that proper bracing of the trusses were not performed in compliance with the Truss Plate Institute, HIB-91 Summary Sheet.

Keywords: STRUCTURE MOVING, FRACTURE, TRUSS, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306002254			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	306002254			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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