Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407418 - Construction Employee Is Killed in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201407418 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307793885	08/09/2005	1751	238130	Ripke Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On August 8, 2005, an employee was positioning wood trusses on a commercial building. The trusses collapsed without warning and the employee fell approximately 14 ft to the ground. When he hit the ground, he was struck by the falling trusses and killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ABDOMEN, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307793885			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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