Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97913.015 - Four framing workers are injured when truss collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 97913.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1252878.015	08/03/2017		236220	Jim Macfarlane Construction Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on August 2, 2017, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4, employed by a construction company, were constructing a two-story storage facility for storing onions. They were engaged in wood framing and truss assembly when a truss collapsed. The four employees fell. Emergency services were called, and the four workers were transported to area hospitals. They were admitted and treated for multiple injuries including leg fractures, other fractures, and internal bruising.

Keywords: Carpenter, Collapse, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Storage Tank, Structural Collapse, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1252878.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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