Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201082278 - Employee struck by wall after it collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201082278 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300799210	05/24/2000	1542	0	Rfmc Inc Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on January 10, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter who worked for a residential remodeling and additions company was working on a new single story addition to a residence. They were in the process of placing the roof trusses in which the bottom chord was approximately 24-feet in length and the top center web member approximately 7-ft in height. These would be placed approximately 8.5 to 9 ft from the ground as this was a standard ceiling height addition. The second to last truss was installed and braced from the ground and sides when the 2 by 4 bottom chord where Employee #1 was standing broke, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. He suffered fractures to the back and right wrist and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: TRUSS, CARPENTER, FALL, DOOR

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300799210			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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