Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622396 - Employee injured when struck by overturned trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 201622396 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 09/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310871884	09/28/2007	1751	238130	Jws Construction Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310871934	09/28/2007	1542	236220	Kinsman Construction Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310871926	09/28/2007	5211	444190	Lumbermens Inc

Abstract: On September 28, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were attaching truss spacers on each end of approximately 60 ft long trusses. The wire rope was released by one of the coworkers and the crane swung back to make another pick. For some reason, the trusses collapsed and struck Employee #1 and coworkers. Emergency Services responded and transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, ERECTION PROCESS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, WOOD ERECTION, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310871884	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers
2	310871934			Occupation not reported
3	310871926			Occupation not reported

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