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Accident: 200374841 - Employee Is Paralyzed In Roof Truss Collapse
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313485112 | 11/04/2009 | 1751 | Nh Swanson Llc |
On September 28, 2009, Employee #1 was attaching additional chording to the wooden roof trusses of a newly built barn. He and a coworker were working near the center of the 190-foot long structure, approximately 12 feet above the ground. There was a loud noise, the structure began to shake, and the trusses began to collapse. Employee #1 fell to the ground in a seated position. Trusses fell on his back, causing him to bend forward, as if touching his toes. Employee #1 was hospitalized and diagnosed with multiple spinal fractures and paralysis from the waist down.
Keywords:
fracture, paralysis, truss, roof, collapse, spine, construction, fall, struck by, falling object
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313485112 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Collapse of structure |