OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #737445
DABCO BUILDINGS CO.
KENTON, KY·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1, #2 AND #3 WERE WORKING ON A TRUSS ROOF STRUCTURE NAILING UP ROOF S UPPORTS. THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE SUDDENLY STARTED TO COLLAPSE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE U NABLE TO GET OFF BEFORE IT FELL. THEY WERE STRUCK BY FALLING PIECES OF LUMBER AN D ALSO SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE FALL ITSELF. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE HOSPITAL IZED. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS NOT.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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