Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522448 - Two Employees Suffer Fractures in Truss Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201522448 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123158867	04/15/2005	1751	238130	Rabelo Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing wood roof trusses and loosened the horizontal bracing to remove a truss which had been inadvertently placed on the wrong side of the building. Eleven trusses fell over pinning Employee #1 and Employee #2 underneath. Both employees suffered fractures and were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, COLLAPSE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123158867			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	123158867			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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