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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14387591

TRUSS,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,LUMBER,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
TRUSS,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,LUMBER,FALL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14387591
Report ID
524200

Event description

BUILDING TRUSSES COLLAPSED; 3 EMPLOYEES INJURED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, LOCATED 18 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, WAS NAILING STA-LATH ONTO ROOF TRUSSES. 67 PIECES OF 4 BY 8 1/2 SHEATHING PLYWOOD WAS STACKED IN A PILE ON THE ROOF TRUSSES. THE STACK WEIGHED ABOUT 3,280 POUNDS. THE WEIGHT OF THE PLYWOOD ST ACK CAUSED THE TRUSSES TO COLLAPSE. EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE PLYWOOD FELL TO THE GROU ND. THE FALLING PLYWOOD PIECES STRUCK EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3. ALL THREE EMPLOYEES W ERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RELEASED AFTER OBSERVATION AND TREATM ENT.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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