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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #737445

ROOF,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,STRUCK BY

Event
ROOF,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
737445
Report ID
452110

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)

  1. #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. #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. #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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