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Accident: 201282803 - Employee Killed In Fall When Roof Trusses Collapse
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 311034169 | 08/09/2007 | 1542 | Hartley Construction Company, Inc. |
At approximately 12:34 p.m. on August 9, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were on the roof top of a Baptist church addition, installing roof trusses and support braces. They had used a scissor lift during the process. Employee #1 had completed installing the braces for the trusses, and a coworker was removing the clevises from the spreader bar used in setting the trusses. Suddenly, the workers heard a loud cracking noise and the trusses began to sway back and forth, then fold and collapse to the ground. Employee #1 fell to the ground with the rubble, striking the back of his head as he landed. Emergency Services was immediately called, and outside medical personnel came to the site and applied CPR, but without success. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 2 | 29 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311034169 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Collapse of structure |