Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406451 - Employee killed in fall during truss erection

Accident Summary Nr: 201406451 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301077079	10/10/2002	1521	0	Norm Schlicker

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing trusses on the first floor of a house. He was working from the top plate positioning trusses when he fell 18 feet to the concrete basement floor.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301077079			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	301077079			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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