Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201953874 - Employee is injured in fall while setting truss

Accident Summary Nr: 201953874 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307961979	07/30/2004	1751	238130	Verkamp Framing

Abstract: On July 30, 2004, Employee #1 was with a rough-framing crew setting a truss on a residential structure. He was not utilizing any type of fall protection. The owner was giving the crane operator hand signals while Employee #1 was at the rear of the structure standing on a top sill. As he reached out to grab the truss and position it into place, the truss swung and struck Employee #1, causing him to fall 22 ft to the ground, striking his shoulder on a stake. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a large laceration.

Keywords: LUNG, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STAKES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307961979			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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