OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445159
DYER & SONS INC.
RICHMOND, VA·
Event description
One killed, one injured when building trusses collapse
Investigation abstract
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on September 24, 1987, Employee #1 was inspecting a j ob site to decide whether Employee #2 would be finishing concrete after dark and therefore need lights. The roof trusses that had been installed the previous da y turned over, pushing out the walls against which they were set. The trusses fe ll, striking both employees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2, injured.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 588
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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