Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407806 - Employee Is Killed When Truss Falls During Installation

Accident Summary Nr: 201407806 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307798371	10/11/2006	1542	236220	Allied Construction Inc

Abstract: On October 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a construction laborer for a general contractor. He was one of several workers installing trusses approximately 70 feet long. The trusses lacked proper temporary bracing. They fell, along with the employees working from the trusses. Employee #1 was killed, due to an unspecified injury. The disposition of the other workers is not known.

Keywords: TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307798371			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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