Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360772 - Employee Is Injured in Truss Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202360772 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310283056	08/14/2006	1751	238130	H. Moncivais Carpentry

Abstract: On August 11, 2006, Employee #1 was walking on top of a masonry wall upon which engineered wood trusses had been installed but not yet properly braced. When the trusses collapsed, he was knocked from the wall and fell 12 ft to a concrete deck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for head, neck, and leg injuries. The truss manufacturer's "Truss Erection Plan", a copy of which had been delivered directly to the employer's superintendent, specified diagonal braces that were not installed.

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE, BRACING, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310283056			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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