Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282803 - Employee killed in fall when roof trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201282803 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311034169	08/09/2007	1542	236220	Hartley Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUSS, INSTALLING, ROOF, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	29	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311034169			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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