Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077202 - Four Employees Are Injured When Trusses Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202077202 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 04/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309902401	04/20/2006	1542	236220	Cdh Construction, Llc

Abstract: On April 20, 2006, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were members of a crew from CDH Construction, LLC, setting 70-ft long trusses for a Dollar General Store being constructed. Half of the trusses were in place when they started leaning toward the front of the store. The trusses collapsed into one another, from back to front. The employees were injured when the 12-ft wall they were standing on fell into the store when the collapsing trusses caused the wall to kick out from the bottom. Employees #1 and #2 were treated for unspecified fractures. Employee #3 was hospitalized for an unspecified fracture. Employee #4 was treated for bruises, contusions and abrasions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309902401	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	309902401	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
3	309902401	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
4	309902401	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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