Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801603 - Employee Injures Back in Truss System Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200801603 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308385376	06/30/2006	1751	238130	Forward Management Inc.

Abstract: On June 26, 2006, Employee #1 and two coworkers were lining up trusses on a three-story home. The two coworkers were working inside the trusses removing some bracing to replum the system. Employee #1 was using a 2-in. by 4-in. piece of lumber to help guide the trusses into place. The truss system failed and the two coworkers fell. Employee #1 fell to the third floor and suffered injuries to his back. He was hospitalized. One of the coworkers suffered a head injury, which was not recorded.

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308385376			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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