Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992476 - Two Employees Are Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201992476 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310256482	07/03/2006	1542	236220	Four X Construction

Abstract: On July 3, 2006, Employees # 1 and #2, carpenters, were installing wooden trusses on a steel framed commercial building. They fell approximately 14 ft, when the trusses collapsed. Employee #1 fractured his wrist, and Employee #2 sustained multiple fractures. They were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, INSTALLING, ROOF, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310256482			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	310256482			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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