Accident Report Detail
Accident: 607572 - Employee Injured When Roof Trusses Collapse
Accident: 607572 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/23/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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102731262 | 03/23/1990 | 1751 | Samples Construction | ||||
Employees had erected approximately 48 wooden trusses and bracing had been installed using 2 by 4's. Virtually all the bracing was lateral and the required bracing in accordance with BWT-76 of the Truss Plate Institute had not been installed. There was a failure either in a brace or a truss web and all the trusses collapsed while plywood decking was being installed. Employee #1 was slightly injured with bruises and contusions. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof collapse, roof, collapse, roof decking, abrasion, roofer, contusion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 102731262 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |