Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360004 - Two Construction Workers Are Injured When Load Shifts

Accident Summary Nr: 202360004 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309762664	01/24/2006	1751	238130	Maryland Applicators, Inc.

Abstract: On January 24, 2006, two employees were installing metal-webbed trusses on a metal-decked roof. They were working on the third floor of a newly constructed high school. As a truss was being positioned in place, it shifted and struck Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 was wearing a personal fall arrest system, and Employee #2 did not have his tied off. Employee #1 fell 10 ft and struck his face against a beam. Employee #2 fell approximately 15 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was treated at a local hospital for a broken wrist, and Employee #2 was treated at the hospital for a fractured cheekbone. Neither employee required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, UNSTABLE LOAD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309762664			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	309762664			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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