Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200356442 - Three employees injured when trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200356442 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311336606	07/09/2007	1751	238130	Denny Hunter Dba Hunter Construction

Abstract: On July 9, 2007, Employees #1 through #3 were installing and attaching 49 ft 2 in. long prefabricated wood trusses. They and several coworkers were working from the top plate of the wall, approximately 10 ft 4 in. above the ground, when a gust of wind knocked down 34 of the 45 trusses, causing them to fall in a domino pattern. Employees #1 through #3 fell to the lower finished concrete floor level and/or were struck by the falling trusses. Employee #1 fell to the ground and became entangled in the trusses and was pinned across his abdomen until they were removed. Employee #2 also fell to the floor and was then struck by several other trusses as they dropped. Employee #3 sustained contusions and abrasion when struck by the falling trusses. Employees #1 and #2 were transported by UNC AirCare to the UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC; Employee #3 drove himself to Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Employees #1 and #3 were released from the hospital on July 9, 2007. Employee #2 was admitted to UNC Hospital with multiple fractues to his arms. The trusses that fell over had not been effectively braced. at the time of the accident.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

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	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311336606	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
2	311336606	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	311336606	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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