Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202507380 - Employee's Head, Ankle and Ribs Are Fractured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202507380 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311075188	12/22/2009	1629	236210	Dan Robert Pasquini Dba Dan Pasquini Gen Bldg Cont

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 12, 2009, Employee #1 was setting up roof trusses with two coworkers. He was standing in the middle of a truss support when four roof trusses, partially braced laterally, buckled and collapsed towards him. He lost his footing when he backed up to avoid being hit by the collapsing roof trusses. He fell 10 ft landing on concrete, fracturing his head, ankle and ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TRUSS, ROOF, COLLAPSE, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311075188			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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