Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960698 - Employee injured when struck by falling truss

Accident Summary Nr: 200960698 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119583565	12/31/1996	1751	0	John Gernert

Abstract: On December 30, 1996, Employee #1 and coworkers were setting roof trusses on a 6,000 sq ft single-family home. Several 34 ft long roof trusses had already been set when a 34 ft long by 7 ft 11 1/2 in. tall truss was placed 8 ft away from the last one. The truss was secured from the top chord to the second floor decking with two 16 ft long 2 by 4 braces, and four mono trusses were secured to the bottom chord of the truss sitting on an adjacent wall. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes after the truss was braced and the crane was unhooked, the truss collapsed and struck Employee #1. He sustained injuries, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, ROOF, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119583565			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	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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