OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809608
EAGLE TECHNOLOGY
RALEIGH, NC·
Event description
Six employees suffer minor injuries in collapse of trusses
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were installing plywood roof decking on the roof trus ses of a building under construction. The trusses collapsed and the employees fe ll approximately 10 ft to a concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered contusions and two puncture wounds to his left knee. He was treated at the hospital and returne d to work the next day. Two employees from an electrical company and the employe es from a plumbing company were also injured when struck by roofing material as it collapsed. Employees #2 through #6 were transported to the hospital where the y were treated and released
Victims (6)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 557
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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