Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101931657 - Great Plains Supply Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101931657

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/09/1986

Site Address:
Great Plains Supply Company
305 Rowley Street
Walker, IA 52352

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 97, Walker, IA 52352

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/1986

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1001296

Event: 08/09/1986

EMPLOYEES STANDING ON TRUSSES FELL; WIND BLEW TRUSSES

AT 4:15 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1986, FIVE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING TRUSSES AN THE ROOF OF A GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEES HAD INSTALLED 23 OF THE TOTAL OF 25 TRUSSES. EMPLOYEES #1 AND 2 WERE STANDING ON THE TRUSSES, BRACING THEM TOGETHER WITH 2 BY 4'S. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ON LADDERS AT THE WALLS WHERE THE TRUSSES RESTED, NAILING THE TRUSSES TO THE WALLS. A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE TRUSSES OVER IN A DOMINO EFFECT, CAUSING THE TRUSSES TO FALL 23 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEES #1 AND 2 FELL WITH THE TRUSSES. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE TRUSSES HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY GUY ROPES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, TRUSS, ROOF, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101931657			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters
2	101931657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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