Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202499422 - Employee injured when struck by falling truss

Accident Summary Nr: 202499422 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 09/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311567812	09/24/2007	1751	238130	Silvicley Tavares Silva

Abstract: On September 24, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing permanent bracing on 63 wood trusses that they had set earlier that same day. The 60 ft long trusses each weighed 546 lb. The workers later stated that they heard a crack on the south end of the building and suddenly the trusses started to fall. Employee #1, who was located on the north end of the building, was struck by one of the trusses and suffered injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The other workers refused medical treatment.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311567812			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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