OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977009
D E DAVENPORT INC
KOKOMO, IN·
Event description
Two employees injured by falling trusses
Investigation abstract
Three employees and four volunteers were installing trusses on a building additi on. Employees #1 and #2 were 12 to 21 feet above the floor in the trusses when t he trusses toppled. Employee #1 sustained severe chest and back injuries. Employ ee #2 sustained severe rib, back, and right foot injuries. The trusses had not b een nailed and braced correctly and improper equipment had been used to lift the m. A storm front that passed through with winds was also believed to be a factor in the cause of the accident.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WEATHER, EARTHQUAKE, ETC. (17)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 50 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WEATHER, EARTHQUAKE, ETC. (17)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.