Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622487 - Employee injured in fall when truss collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201622487 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 01/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310874433	01/21/2008	1751	238130	Heath Ray Goode
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310874441	01/21/2008	1751	238130	Jerry R Goode
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310874474	01/21/2008	2439	321214	Medford Truss Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310874482	01/21/2008	7363	561320	Cardinal Services Inc

Abstract: On January 19, 2008, Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker, were working on the bottom cord of an approximately 70 ft wide truss when the truss collapsed. Employee #1 fell 16 ft 1 in. and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310874433	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	310874441			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	310874474			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	310874482			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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