Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461481 - Employee killed by falling trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 200461481 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305546269	01/02/2003	1751	238130	Dale R. Nikula Company Incorporated

Abstract: On December 19, 2002,Two stacks of wood plate trusses were hoisted by a truck crane and laid on the flat between two braced framed walls and then supported by two 2-ft by 4-ft posts. There were a total of fourteen individual trusses. While Employee #1, a carpenter supervisor, was on top of the horizontal trusses, the stack of trusses collapsed to the concrete slab, causing him to fall 11 feet. The falling trusses struck and killed the employee.

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, FALL, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305546269			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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