Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408366 - One Employee Is Killed, Other Employees Are Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201408366 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313331266	04/25/2011	1751	238130	Ronald J Overbeek Contr Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m., on April 4, 2011, a crew of eleven employees was working on an agricultural building. The crew was installing open-faced, 81-foot long span trusses with a truck mounted crane. Nine employees were installing bracing on the top and bottom truss chords at various heights of 20 to 28 feet. The crane operator finished setting a truss and released it from the crane. The operator then rotated the crane to pick up another truss member. There was a loud snapping sound, and the previously positioned truss buckled and collapsed to the ground. Employee #1 fell to the ground and was killed by head injuries received by landing on his head on the fallen truss. Employee #2 fell from the truss and suffered a broken leg. Three other employees received slight bruising from falling from the trusses.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TRUSS, STEEL, IRON WORKER, TRUCK CRANE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	28	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313331266			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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