Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202087615 - Employee Is Struck by Debris from Collapsed Truss System

Accident Summary Nr: 202087615 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309442846	07/11/2006	1799	238290	Daniel Enterprises,Inc.,Dba Thomas Daniel Construc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 11, 2006, Employee #1, owner, was operating a mobile crane, Tiffin Palfinger, Model Number PK32000F, remotely from a second floor deck of a residential home. Employee #1 stated that a sudden gust of wind blew the truss that was suspended from the crane into a previously installed truss system, causing the truss system to collapse. When the truss system collapsed into the suspended truss, the debris from the collapsed truss struck Employee #1 in the back of the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and treated for his injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309442846			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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