Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178282 - Employee Fractures Skull in Fall from Top Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201178282 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300884939	08/25/2005	2439	321214	Placerville Truss Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:54 p.m. on May 2, 2005, an employee was standing on the top plate guiding a bundle of trusses into place on the top plate. The trusses were being lifted into place by a truck crane operated by a supervisor. The employee was signaling with his right hand, while his left hand was on the trusses, when the trusses bumped the stud wall on which he was standing, causing him to loose his balance. The employee caught a brace as he was falling, but the brace broke. He fell about eight feet to the ground. The employee suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TRUSS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300884939			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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