Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201371382 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Collapsed Roof Truss

Accident Summary Nr: 201371382 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314157355	07/09/2010	1542	236220	Zartman Construction, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 9, 2010, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing roof trusses into a building under construction. While setting a truss into position, the truss broke and collapsed, causing Employee #1 to fall. He fell approximately 20 ft striking a lower deck level and sustaining traumatic injuries that killed him.

Keywords: TRUSS, ROOF, COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314157355			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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