Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148957.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 148957.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1615800.015	08/18/2022		238130	Big Hammer, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on August 17, 2022, three employees were erecting and installing blocks on 45-foot long roof trusses for a new amenity building when one of the trusses was released too early by the crane operator before the employees were able to block it out. While trying to hold and upright the roof truss, the truss broke and the employees fell with the truss and another roof truss fell on top of the employees when one of them attempted to hold himself up with the installed truss. One employee landed face down on the concrete slab and the roof truss that had fallen and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Crane, Crane Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Roof, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1615800.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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