Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 966655 - Employee killed when struck by roof trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 966655 -- Report ID: 0931700 -- Event Date: 08/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100961432	08/10/1987	1522	0	J. L. Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100961416	08/10/1987	1751	0	Dave Baker Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100961424	08/10/1987	1771	0	S. G. Zoumaras

Abstract: Employee #1, a cement finisher, was standing on a concrete house foundation pad, 30 to 40 ft from a road. An employee of a truss contractor came around a curve in the road driving a Dynalift D4P80, model 584, with a load of six suspended roof trusses. As the Dynalift's two left wheels ran over an elevated concrete garage pad, the two right wheels maintained contact with the road surface. This caused the roof trusses to start to swing. The Dynalift toppled onto its right side and the roof trusses struck Employee #1 in the head and then fell across his chest, pinning him under 1,100 lb of wood. He was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INATTENTION, OVERTURN, TRUSS, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100961432			Occupation Not Listed
2	100961416			Occupation Not Listed
3	100961424	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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