Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 608489 - Employees injured when roof trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 608489 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102834892	11/01/1988	1799	0	Feifer Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 1, 1988, Employees #1 through #4 were elevated attempting to align the prime roof truss. They had erected the entire truss unit the previous work day without bracing the prime truss. As the employees began to hammer the prime truss into alignment, the entire series of trusses began to fall, throwing the employees to a lower level. Employees #1 through #4 went to the hospital. The employer did not follow the Truss Plate Institute, Inc., 1976 "Bracing Wood Trusses Commentary and Recommendations."

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102834892	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices
2	102834892	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices
3	102834892	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices
4	102834892	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.