Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200361376 - Three Construction Workers Are Injured When Trusses Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200361376 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/25/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316598747	10/30/2012	1531	236220	Eric Payne Builders, Llc

Abstract: On October 25, 2012, Employees #1, #2, and #3, along with Coworker #1, all employed by a commercial and institutional building construction company, were involved in constructing a 55-foot-wide, 200-foot-long horse exercise structure. They were setting trusses with the assistance of a truck-mounted crane. They had installed 45 of the 102 trusses and braced them in place. As they waited for the next truss, 41 of the installed trusses collapsed, causing the four workers to fall 18 feet to the sandy earth. Employees #1, #2, and #3 sustained bruises/contusions/abrasions. They were not hospitalized.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION

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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316598747	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	316598747	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	316598747	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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