Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230548 - Six employees injured in collapse of steel structure

Accident Summary Nr: 200230548 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 05/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302580493	05/25/1999	1541	0	Cleary Building Corp.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #6 were members of a contractor's crew that was building a 60 ft by 140 ft pole barn. The trusses were installed by a crane and the crane was released prior to installing each temporary brace. The employees were working when the structure collapsed. Employees #1 through #6 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Of the six workers, three were tied off to one truss and three were tied off to a truss that had not had all the temporary braces installed. The trusses were not installed using a string line, plumb bob, level, or transit. In addition, the trusses did not have adequate diagonal bracing to prevent their collapse.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE, BRACING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	29

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302580493	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	302580493	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	302580493	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	302580493	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
5	302580493	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
6	302580493	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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