Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201401999 - Two Employees Injured In Truss Collapse
Accident: 201401999 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/14/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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127106722 | 07/17/1998 | 1541 | Holt Builders | ||||
Employees were setting 50 foot roof trusses with improper temporary bracing. The trusses collapsed causing Employee #1 and Employee #2 to fall 12 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to the chest and Employee #2 sustained a fractured leg. Two plumbers working below also were injured by the trusses collapsing. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, fracture, truss, roof, collapse, fall, bracing, leg
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 127106722 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Other |
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2 | 127106722 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Other |