Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202351540 - Employef falls from truss

Accident Summary Nr: 202351540 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 10/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306771692	10/07/2003	1751	238130	Marcos Paiz

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 p.m. on October 06, 2003, a carpenter's helper assisting in the installation of end supports for a hip roof on a two-story residential house under construction was working for a framing contractor when the bottom chord joint of a truss he was standing on failed and collapsed, knocking down an adjacent truss. The employee fell 8 ft to a second story wood deck sustaining a compound fracture to the left leg and a laceration to the back of the head that required stitches. The employee was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: DECKING, HEAD, TRUSS, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, LEG

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	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306771692			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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