Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202338968 - Employee injured in fall from truss

Accident Summary Nr: 202338968 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305570962	12/17/2002	1751	0	Marco E. Reyes

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were setting trusses on a two-story single family house on a very windy day. A truss was being set with a crane and the coworker was on the ground with a tag line guiding a 32-foot-long truss into place. A gust of wind blew the truss into the other trusses that had been set but not braced, causing the trusses to collapse. Employee #1 fell through an unguarded foyer opening that measured approximately 16 inches by 9 feet and fell 18 feet to the first floor of the house sustaining minor injuries. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305570962			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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