Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200374841 - Employee Is Paralyzed in Roof Truss Collapse
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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313485112 | 11/04/2009 | 1751 | 238130 | Nh Swanson Llc |
Abstract: 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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | 20 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 313485112 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure |