Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155140.015 - Employee is killed when struck by wood frame

Accident Summary Nr: 155140.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660668.015	04/03/2023		238130	Alliance Framing Systems

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 3, 2023, an employee and coworkers were manually raising a wood frame into position for residential housing. A gust of wind caused workers on one side of the frame to lose control and the wooden frame fell toward the employee, who was on the other side, in the path of the falling frame. He was struck in the head as he tried to run, and the force of the falling frame caused fatal head and face injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Face, Falling Object, Head, Residential Construction, Struck By, Windy

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1660668.015	60	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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