Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200520203 - One employee killed by roof trusses, one has heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 200520203 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115082521	10/01/1996	1542	0	Eberts Construction, Ltd.

Abstract: On September 30, 1996, Employee #1 was installing roof trusses inside a new 66 ft wide by 80 ft long building. His job was to nail continuous lateral bracing and bracing from the ceiling joist to the bottom of the exterior wall. Employee #1 had nailed the bracing to the ceiling joist and was on his way down to nail the bottom when the roof trusses collapsed and struck him in the head. He was killed. The construction crew had installed half of the trusses on 2 ft centers, and only the west gable end truss was standing. Employee #2 suffered a heart attack after the accident, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, ROOF COLLAPSE, HEAD, TRUSS, UNSECURED, HEART ATTACK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115082521			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters
2	115082521			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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