Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359014 - Employee Dies after Fall While Installing Floor Truss

Accident Summary Nr: 202359014 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310006895	09/18/2006	1751	238130	Morenos Construction & Services

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were installing the first of 14 floor trusses that were 27 feet, 7 inches long. The coworker was on the top of an interior wall and Employee #1 was on the top of an exterior wall. The walls were 9 feet, 1 inch high. Employee #1 lost his grip on the truss, and it fell to the interior of the building. The truss struck a wood-framed wall, approximately 3.5 feet tall, and the opposite end of the truss bounced, similar to a springboard, and struck Employee #1 under the chin. He fell backward off the wall, and struck his head on the concrete floor slab. He was transported to Prince George's Trauma Center, where he died the next day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TRUSS, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310006895			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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