Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288684 - Employee injured in fall when roof trusses collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202288684 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311448633	08/28/2007	1751	238130	Pisani Construction, Llc

Abstract: On August 28, 2007, Employee #1 was on the trusses of a flat roof, at a height of approximately 18 ft 6 in., preparing to install roof sheathing that was staged on the roof trusses. He removed a 2-by-4 truss brace to snap a chalk line, and shortly thereafter the roof trusses collapsed inward. Employee #1 fell onto a concrete slab, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, ROOF, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311448633			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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