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Accident Summary Nr: 126127.015 - Employee is killed by falling steel trusses causing severe h

Accident Summary Nr: 126127.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 05/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475116.015	05/12/2020		238130	Alva Interiors, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 12, 2020, an employee was using a chop saw to cut steel support pieces. While the employee was working, an overhead, steel truss collapsed onto the employee, striking his head. The employee was killed by severe head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Falling Object, Head, Steel, Struck By, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	50	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475116.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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