Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405354 - Three employees injured in fall when building collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201405354 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127044113	06/29/2001	1751	0	Precision Carpentry Of W Michigan Inc

Abstract: On June 29, 2001, Employees #1 through #3 were on a truss while installing a wooden deck. When the temporary bracing was removed, the building collapsed and all three employees fell. Employee #1 suffered a fractured arm, Employee #2 sustained a fractured leg, and Employee #3 suffered a fractured vertebrae. None of the employees required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, ARM, BRACING, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127044113	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	127044113	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	127044113	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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