Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202079166 - Employee injured when knocked off beam by shifting trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 202079166 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311795884	01/03/2008	1522	236220	Oj Construction

Abstract: On January 3, 2008, Employee #1 was situated on a steel beam, setting trusses. He was loosening the chain hoisting three trusses into position and, when the trusses released, they knocked Employee #1 off the beam. He fell 17 ft onto a concrete floor and sustained serious injuries.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311795884			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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