Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370229 - Two employees injured when roof trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200370229 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301774147	11/12/1998	1542	0	Johnny O. Jackson Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 had finished setting 57 roof trusses in a 100 ft long church under construction. Each of the 49 ft long trusses weighed 250 lb. They were starting other jobs on the floor level inside the church when the entire span of trusses collapsed and fell into the structure, pinning both employees to the floor. Employee #1, age19, was hospitalized for treatment of a torn rotator cuff, torn cartilage in his left knee, a bruised right lung, broken vertebrae, and damage to ligaments in his right ankle. Employee #2 suffered a head laceration that required stitches to close, and a bruised back. No bracing was provided on the inclined sides of the trusses.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301774147			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	301774147			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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