Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405347 - Truss Collapsed Injuring Two Employees

Accident Summary Nr: 201405347 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127189108	08/14/2001	1541	0	C F Clark Const Inc

Abstract: On August 10, 2001, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing an 84-foot-long truss. However, the other trusses were not properly braced, and they collapsed. Employee #2 was working on top of the trusses, and Employee #1 was working under the trusses. After the truss collapsed, Employee #1 was injured with fractures and was transported to a local hospital. Employee #2 had bruises and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127189108			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	127189108			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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