Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088548 - Employee Is Injured in Collapse of Trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 202088548 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311602213	02/21/2008	1542	236220	The Delventhal Company

Abstract: On February 19, 2008, five employees were on a job site, including the job foreman. Employee #1 and a coworker were working inside a structure cutting pieces of lumber to use on the west gable end of the building. When trusses began to fall in succession, Employee #1 was struck by a collapsing member of the structure. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures. The investigation revealed that the collapse was due to insufficient and incorrectly-installed temporary bracing.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE, STRUCK BY, BRACING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311602213			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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