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Accident Summary Nr: 200101269 - Falling wood trusses kill and injure employees

Accident Summary Nr: 200101269 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304487754	01/09/2002	1541	0	Enviro-Com Construction Inc.

Abstract: On January 9, 2002, at CSX Transportation located at 601 E. 152nd Street in Cleveland Ohio, there was an accident that involved Employees #1 and #2. The accident occurred when erected wood trusses that were being set, fell. The trusses fell from the starting point and continued until all of the erected trusses fell, approximately 130 ft. This caused the south wall, made of masonry block, to fall on top of Employee #1, the site-superintendent, killing him. Employee #2, a carpenter, fell from the trusses and sustained an abrasion.

Keywords: WOOD ERECTION, BLOCKS, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304487754			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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