Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671477 - Employee killed in fall when truss gives way

Accident Summary Nr: 200671477 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300499969	10/02/1998	1751	0	David Hays Construction.

Abstract: At approximately 2:10 p.m. on September 29, 1998, Employee #1 was installing trusses on a single-family house when one of the trusses gave way and he fell approximately 14 ft to the ground. He was transported to the hospital, where he died later that day.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300499969			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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