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Accident: 201408366 - One Employee Is Killed, Other Employees Are Injured In Fall
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313331266 | 04/25/2011 | 1751 | Ronald J Overbeek Contr Inc |
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.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | Other | $50,000 to $250,000 | 28 | 28 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313331266 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:28 Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |