Straightway Construction, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Straightway Construction, Inc. | Report ID | 2015097045 |
| Address | 8100 43rd Street NE | City, State ZIP | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 58501 |
| Event Date | September 24, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Roof trusses, joists |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | 1094492 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.85000, -100.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee fell approximately 20 feet when a series of unbraced roof trusses he was working on collapsed. The employee's legs were pinned in the debris pile of the collapsed trusses.
Incident Summary
On September 24, 2015, a worker at Straightway Construction, Inc. in BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet, with roof trusses, joists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 42 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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