Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201953791 - Employees are rinjured in truss collapse of church building

Accident Summary Nr: 201953791 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307845008	05/21/2004	1542	236220	E.W. Construction

Abstract: On May 21, 2004, Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were engaged in setting 75-ft, 4-in-long wood scissor trusses on a new all wood construct church. The contractor had set 26 of the scissor trusses, which was set on an 18-ft tall 2-in by 6-in constructed wall. Those 26 trusses were not adequately braced, as per engineer design. As trusses were set and released from the crane, the last initial set truss broke from inadequate bracing, pushing previous set trusses over and causing support wall to collapse. Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were injured as result of collapse. The employees suffered broken ribs, multiple bruising, and lacerations to head and body extremities. All employees were treated at a hospital and released same day.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, HAND, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307845008	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307845008	Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307845008	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	307845008	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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