OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503080

NEIGHBORS CONSTRUCTION CO INC

LAWRENCE, KS— 1985-09-05T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS, WOOD ERECTION, TRUSS, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SINGLE STORY
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100039064
Employer profile: NEIGHBORS CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Summary number: 14503080
Report ID: 729700

Event description

TRUSSES FELL

Investigation abstract

THREE EMPLOYEES FELL (UNKN. HT.-APPROX. ONE STORY) AND TWO OTHERS WERE STRUCK BY THE FALLING WOOD TRUSSES. AFTER WOODEN TRUSSES HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION THE TRUSSES TIPPED OVER (DOMINO EFFECT) DUE TO LACK OF BRACIN G OR WIND CHANGE KNOCKING 3 EMPLOYEE FROM THE BUILDING AND STRIKING 2 OTHER EMPL OYEE ON THE GROUND

Victims (5)

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
3

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
3

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
16

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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