Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630077 - Employee killed when crushed by falling roof trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 200630077 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116502501	02/12/1997	1542		R & S Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a height of 10 ft, helping to erect and brace trusses. He was between the third and fourth trusses from the end, nailing in permanent lateral supports, when 36 trusses fell and knocked him to the ground. Employee #1 sustained crushing chest injuries and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, ERECTION PROCESS, TRUSS, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116502501			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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