Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894279 - Employee injured in fall after roof truss fails

Accident Summary Nr: 894279 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105721534	10/27/1989	1751	0	Sunshine Construction/Ron'S Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105721526	10/27/1989	1751	0	Ron'S Construction

Abstract: Employees were setting roof trusses. When one employee climbed on a truss to set a brace, it broke, causing all the trusses to fall. Employee #1 and another worker were walking on the wall plates. The employee on the truss and one on the plate fell aproximately 8 feet to the floor level and sustained no injuries. Employee #1 fell approximately 21 feet and suffered fractures of the back, ribs, and collarbone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105721534			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	105721526					Occupation Not Listed

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